Oklahoma City vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oklahoma City	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1931	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4731	$3146
🏠 One person rent	$1062	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$1747	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3751	$1068
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	71	99
😀 Quality of life	88	76
🏙️ Population	681K	24.9M

The cost of living in Oklahoma City is 68% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 2243rd and 4880th ($1931 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1701st and 5th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Oklahoma City compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Oklahoma City ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 277th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oklahoma City vs Shanghai

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	Oklahoma City	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.7	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.06	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1018	$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$799	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2449	$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1707	$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.35	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.66	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.5	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1578	$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23633	$27610

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1030
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$708
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$726
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$725
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$798
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$680
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$658
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$571
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$660
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$645
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$670
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$663
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$636
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$899
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$651
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$664
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$657
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$627
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$667
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$623
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$693
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$623
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$696
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$693
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$677
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$684
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$644
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$789