Los Angeles vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$4509
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$1019
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1671
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$3756
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	70
😀 Quality of life	93	88
🏙️ Population	3.9M	681K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 74% more expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 80th and 2302nd ($3196 vs $1832) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 1898th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 2.1 months in Oklahoma City. Ranked 7th vs 46th best cities to live in the United States, and 58th vs 208th 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	$21.7	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$6.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$773
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$2111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$1675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$1575
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$23318

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1878
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1861
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$1946
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1824
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1862
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1621
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$1989
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1855
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1748
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1814
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1816
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1638
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1671
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1865
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1874
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1851
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1864
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1855
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1544
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1629
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2205
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2229
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1846
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1811
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$2014
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2219
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2246
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2239
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2395
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$2111
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2258
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2025
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2253
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2538
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2184