Paramaribo vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paramaribo	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2350	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$301	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$731	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$3450
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	14	54
😀 Quality of life	50	85
🏙️ Population	224K	413K

The cost of living in Paramaribo is 52% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 6145th and 2250th ($881 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1871st in Suriname and the United States, respectively. Check Suriname vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Paramaribo compared to 1.9 months in Tulsa. Paramaribo ranked 1st best city to live in Suriname vs Tulsa ranked 97th in the United States, while ranked 6256th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paramaribo vs Tulsa

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	Paramaribo	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.93	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.2	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.08%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$486	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$418	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.67	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.79	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.7	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.1	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1909	$25283

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Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1645
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1643
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1031
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1062
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$560
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$565
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$610
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$789
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$777
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$953
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1084
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$697
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1178
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$639
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1418
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$694
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$890
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$590
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1070
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1062
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$737
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$1000
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1007
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$746
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$611
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$682
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$674
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$639
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$583

Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1874
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1864
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1855
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1629
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1748
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1671
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1855
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1621
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1861
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2114
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1878
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2206
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1968
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2015
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1702
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1785
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1896
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1411
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1946
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1989
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1814
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1824
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1862
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1846
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1865
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1578
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1730
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1337
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1816
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1689
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1534
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1438
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2205