Oklahoma City vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oklahoma City	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1832	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4509	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$1019	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$1671	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3756	$4315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	70	100
😀 Quality of life	88	100
🏙️ Population	681K	4.84M

The cost of living in Oklahoma City is 28% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2302nd and 745th ($1832 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1898th and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Oklahoma City compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Oklahoma City ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 208th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oklahoma City vs Sydney

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	Oklahoma City	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$6.09	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$773	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2111	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.8	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2347	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.47	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.59	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23318	$17957

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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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683