Oklahoma City vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oklahoma City	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1931	$1574
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4731	$3920
🏠 One person rent	$1062	$747
🏘️ Family rent	$1747	$1276
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$85.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3751	$1063
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	71	60
😀 Quality of life	88	73
🏙️ Population	681K	335K

The cost of living in Oklahoma City is 23% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 2243rd and 3714th ($1931 vs $1574) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1701st and 2nd in the United States and Costa Rica, respectively. Check the United States vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Oklahoma City compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Oklahoma City ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 277th and 2425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oklahoma City vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Oklahoma City	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.7	$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.06	$3.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1018	$821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$799	$585
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$1456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$58.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2449	$2299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1707	$1800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$3.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.35	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$2.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$23.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$5.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$9.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.66	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$4.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.5	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1578	$814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23633	$16872

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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

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1471
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1362
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1361
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$872
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1228
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1325
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$1024
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1929
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$844
246 km or 153 mi	David	$909
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$796
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$706
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$817
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$788
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$665
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1112
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$503
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$759
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$716
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1147
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$791
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1144
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1185
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$982
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1396
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1590
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1373
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1361
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1132
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1123
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$678
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$756
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1291
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1261
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1231
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$619
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$832