Melbourne vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$1931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$4731
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$1062
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$1747
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$617
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$3751
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	71
😀 Quality of life	100	88
🏙️ Population	5.35M	681K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 32% more expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 829th and 2243rd ($2543 vs $1931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1701st in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.9 months in Oklahoma City. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Oklahoma City ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 1st and 277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Oklahoma City

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	Melbourne	Oklahoma City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$70.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$799
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$1854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$212
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$2449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$1707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$95.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$23633

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

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