Oklahoma City vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Oklahoma City Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1969
$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4558
$6734
🏠 One person rent
$1171
$1795
🏘️ Family rent
$1789
$3490
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3472
$4345
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
71
82
😀 Quality of life
83
87
🏙️ Population
681K
468K

The cost of living in Oklahoma City is 29% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1871st and 304th ($1969 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1610th and 266th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Oklahoma City compared to 1.6 months in Raleigh. Ranked 78th vs 58th best cities to live in the United States, and 335th vs 235th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oklahoma City vs Raleigh

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Oklahoma City Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.2
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.73
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.85
$6.28
 Cappuccino
$6
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$890
$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2192
$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1266
$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.9
$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.59%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3846
$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1752
$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.7
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.36
$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.11
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.03
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.13
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.64
$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.4
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1577
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21847
$22084

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Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Del
$1956
14 km or 8.6 mi Midwest
$1943
17 km or 10 mi Moore
$2049
19 km or 12 mi Yukon
$1880
20 km or 12 mi Mustang
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Edmond
$1604
31 km or 19 mi Norman
$2144
57 km or 35 mi Shawnee
$1916
83 km or 51 mi Stillwater
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Enid
$1827
114 km or 71 mi Duncan
$1890
126 km or 78 mi Lawton
$1807
142 km or 88 mi Sapulpa
$1773
143 km or 89 mi Ponca
$1728
149 km or 93 mi Ardmore
$1912
159 km or 99 mi Bixby
$1777
161 km or 100 mi Tulsa
$1695
170 km or 105 mi Broken Arrow
$1771
178 km or 111 mi Owasso
$1777
196 km or 122 mi Claremore
$1765
198 km or 123 mi Wichita Falls
$1652
198 km or 123 mi Muskogee
$1647
200 km or 124 mi Bartlesville
$1762
212 km or 132 mi Denison
$2194
222 km or 138 mi Sherman
$2208
231 km or 144 mi Derby
$1820
246 km or 153 mi Wichita
$1774
255 km or 158 mi Denton
$2119
263 km or 164 mi Corinth
$2111
264 km or 164 mi Little Elm
$2200
267 km or 166 mi McKinney
$2431
269 km or 167 mi Frisco
$2384
272 km or 169 mi Paris
$2127
273 km or 169 mi The Colony
$2235
276 km or 171 mi Flower Mound
$1982
276 km or 172 mi Lewisville
$1804
277 km or 172 mi Allen
$2467
280 km or 174 mi Plano
$2516
281 km or 175 mi Siloam Springs
$1944
283 km or 176 mi Carrollton
$2157

Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857