Oklahoma City vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oklahoma City	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1931	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4731	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1062	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$1747	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3751	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	71	99
😀 Quality of life	88	100
🏙️ Population	681K	5.45M

The cost of living in Oklahoma City is 32% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2243rd and 370th ($1931 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1701st 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 1.9 months in Oklahoma City compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Oklahoma City ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 277th 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	$17.8	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.7	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.06	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1018	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$799	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2449	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1707	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.35	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.66	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.5	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1578	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23633	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863