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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Oklahoma City	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$1239
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4680	$3174
🏠 One person rent	$1135	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$1816	$1038
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3526	$923
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	71	60
😀 Quality of life	88	65
🏙️ Population	681K	342K

The cost of living in Oklahoma City is 58% more expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 1978th and 4497th ($1961 vs $1239) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1639th and 5th 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 1.8 months in Oklahoma City compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Oklahoma City ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 237th and 4226th 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	$14.2	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$49.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$6.44	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$826	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2305	$1229
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1234	$842
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$288	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.2	$44.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	11.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2517	$1929
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1625	$1540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.64	$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.55	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.66	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$3.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.6	$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$8.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.4	$66.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1597	$501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21746	$12846

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Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1953
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1919
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$2045
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1864
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1931
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1580
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$2179
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1909
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1755
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1832
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1832
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1651
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1854
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1685
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1896
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1840
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1835
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1835
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1732
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1772
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1721
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1510
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1841
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2229
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2245
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1843
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1817
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$2071
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2196
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2284
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2452
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2602
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$2110
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2336
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2102
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2411
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2506
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2017
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2236

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1246
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1233
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$961
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$1277
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1201
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1310
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$898
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1687
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$890
246 km or 153 mi	David	$833
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$664
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$697
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$712
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$774
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$550
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1056
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$457
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$639
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$593
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1098
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1091
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1182
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$953
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1249
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1384
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1231
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1249
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1081
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1088
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$715
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$734
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1192
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1173
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1145
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$650
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$883