Los Angeles vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$1922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$4714
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$1055
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$616
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$3644
😷 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 76% more expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 72nd and 2320th ($3378 vs $1922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 1744th 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 91st best cities to live in the United States, and 55th vs 312th 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	$21.9	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$6.04
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$5.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$769
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$84.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$2262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$5.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$5.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$9.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$95.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$1590
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$25219

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1955
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1941
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$2011
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1883
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1947
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1758
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$2039
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1865
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1850
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1838
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1853
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1652
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1571
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1860
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1894
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1876
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1833
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1842
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1581
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1536
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2214
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2249
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1860
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1820
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$1979
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2177
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2225
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2285
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2393
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$2115
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2233
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2076
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2293
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2127
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2034
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2188