Los Angeles vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$1961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$4680
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$1135
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1816
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$3526
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	71
😀 Quality of life	94	88
🏙️ Population	3.9M	681K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 63% more expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 72nd and 1978th ($3187 vs $1961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th and 1639th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.8 months in Oklahoma City. Ranked 8th vs 62nd best cities to live in the United States, and 47th vs 237th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Oklahoma City

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	Los Angeles	Oklahoma City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$67.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$5.93
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$6.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$1026
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$826
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$2305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$1234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$80.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$2517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$1625
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$9.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$1597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$21746

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1953
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1919
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$2045
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1864
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1931
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1580
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$2179
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1909
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1755
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1832
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1832
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1651
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1854
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1685
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1896
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1840
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1835
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1835
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1732
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1772
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1721
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1510
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1841
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2229
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2245
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1843
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1817
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$2071
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2196
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2284
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2452
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2602
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$2110
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2336
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2102
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2411
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2506
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2017
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2236