Los Angeles vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$4606
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$1034
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$1696
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$3672
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	71
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	3.9M	681K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 79% more expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 65th and 2425th ($3361 vs $1872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 1852nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 2 months in Oklahoma City. Ranked 14th vs 72nd best cities to live in the United States, and 74th vs 236th 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	$22.6	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$73.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$5.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$869
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$1604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$76.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$1976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$1705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$95.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$1590
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$23277

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1896
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1879
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$1959
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1831
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1883
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1620
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$1985
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1854
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1755
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1821
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1832
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1630
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1659
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1881
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1886
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1893
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1810
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1838
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1567
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1637
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2263
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2307
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1855
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1811
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$1937
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2199
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2216
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2359
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2369
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$2123
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2246
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2038
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2336
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2268
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2025
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2199