Chicago vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1969
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$4558
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$1171
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$1789
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$3472
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
96
83
🏙️ Population
2.75M
681K

The cost of living in Chicago is 33% more expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 505th and 1871st ($2613 vs $1969) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 1610th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 1.8 months in Oklahoma City. Ranked 2nd vs 78th best cities to live in the United States, and 16th vs 335th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Oklahoma City

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Chicago Oklahoma City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$61.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$5.85
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$1067
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$890
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$1266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$70.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$3846
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1752
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$5.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$5.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$9.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$77.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$1577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$21847

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Del
$1956
14 km or 8.6 mi Midwest
$1943
17 km or 10 mi Moore
$2049
19 km or 12 mi Yukon
$1880
20 km or 12 mi Mustang
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Edmond
$1604
31 km or 19 mi Norman
$2144
57 km or 35 mi Shawnee
$1916
83 km or 51 mi Stillwater
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Enid
$1827
114 km or 71 mi Duncan
$1890
126 km or 78 mi Lawton
$1807
142 km or 88 mi Sapulpa
$1773
143 km or 89 mi Ponca
$1728
149 km or 93 mi Ardmore
$1912
159 km or 99 mi Bixby
$1777
161 km or 100 mi Tulsa
$1695
170 km or 105 mi Broken Arrow
$1771
178 km or 111 mi Owasso
$1777
196 km or 122 mi Claremore
$1765
198 km or 123 mi Wichita Falls
$1652
198 km or 123 mi Muskogee
$1647
200 km or 124 mi Bartlesville
$1762
212 km or 132 mi Denison
$2194
222 km or 138 mi Sherman
$2208
231 km or 144 mi Derby
$1820
246 km or 153 mi Wichita
$1774
255 km or 158 mi Denton
$2119
263 km or 164 mi Corinth
$2111
264 km or 164 mi Little Elm
$2200
267 km or 166 mi McKinney
$2431
269 km or 167 mi Frisco
$2384
272 km or 169 mi Paris
$2127
273 km or 169 mi The Colony
$2235
276 km or 171 mi Flower Mound
$1982
276 km or 172 mi Lewisville
$1804
277 km or 172 mi Allen
$2467
280 km or 174 mi Plano
$2516
281 km or 175 mi Siloam Springs
$1944
283 km or 176 mi Carrollton
$2157