Los Angeles vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$4731
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$1062
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$1747
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$617
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$3751
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	71
😀 Quality of life	93	88
🏙️ Population	3.9M	681K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 77% more expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 62nd and 2243rd ($3420 vs $1931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1701st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.9 months in Oklahoma City. Ranked 8th vs 77th best cities to live in the United States, and 50th vs 277th 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	$22.4	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$70.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$799
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$1854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$212
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$2449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$4.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$95.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$23633

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1952
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1942
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$2008
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1871
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1924
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1702
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$2085
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1885
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1830
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1809
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1843
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1634
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1449
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1896
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1902
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1902
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1836
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1853
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1537
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1515
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2188
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2210
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1859
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1811
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$1968
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2205
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2209
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2276
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2397
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$1949
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2220
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2062
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2268
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2155
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2042
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2168