Houston vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Houston | Oklahoma City | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Houston is 15% more expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 1258th and 1978th ($2248 vs $1961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 1639th in the United States.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.8 months in Oklahoma City. Ranked 13th vs 62nd best cities to live in the United States, and 82nd vs 237th among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Houston vs Oklahoma City
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| Houston | Oklahoma City | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Houston
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 22 km or 14 mi |  Pasadena | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Pearland | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Missouri | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Deer Park | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Sugar Land | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Spring | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Friendswood | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | La Porte | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Baytown | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | League | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Alvin | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Rosenberg | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | The Woodlands | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Texas City | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Conroe | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Galveston | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Lake Jackson | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Huntsville | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Beaumont | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | College Station | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Bryan | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Port Arthur | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Lufkin | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Victoria | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Sulphur | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Lake Charles | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Nacogdoches | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Pflugerville | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Austin | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Round Rock | |
| 239 km or 149 mi | Temple | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Kyle | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Georgetown | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | San Marcos | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Cedar Park | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Seguin | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Leander | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Waco | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Harker Heights | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | New Braunfels |
Cities near Oklahoma City
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.6 km or 6 mi | Del | |
| 14 km or 8.6 mi | Midwest | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Moore | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Yukon | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Mustang | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Edmond | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Norman | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Shawnee | |
| 83 km or 51 mi | Stillwater | |
| 107 km or 66 mi | Enid | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Duncan | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Lawton | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Sapulpa | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Ponca | |
| 149 km or 93 mi | Ardmore | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Bixby | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Tulsa | |
| 170 km or 105 mi | Broken Arrow | |
| 178 km or 111 mi | Owasso | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Claremore | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Wichita Falls | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Muskogee | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Bartlesville | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Denison | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Sherman | |
| 231 km or 144 mi | Derby | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Wichita | |
| 255 km or 158 mi | Denton | |
| 263 km or 164 mi | Corinth | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Little Elm | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | McKinney | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Frisco | |
| 272 km or 169 mi | Paris | |
| 273 km or 169 mi | The Colony | |
| 276 km or 171 mi | Flower Mound | |
| 276 km or 172 mi | Lewisville | |
| 277 km or 172 mi | Allen | |
| 280 km or 174 mi | Plano | |
| 281 km or 175 mi | Siloam Springs | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Carrollton |