New York City vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$1832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$4509
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$1019
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$1671
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$3756
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	8.8M	681K

The cost of living in New York City is 142% more expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 3rd and 2302nd ($4441 vs $1832) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1898th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New York City compared to 2.1 months in Oklahoma City. Ranked 2nd vs 46th best cities to live in the United States, and 22nd vs 208th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Oklahoma City

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	New York City	Oklahoma City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.7	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$6.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$773
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$2111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$1675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$1575
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$23318

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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