Oklahoma City vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oklahoma City	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1931	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4731	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$1062	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1747	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3751	$4239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	71	74
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	681K	459K

The cost of living in Oklahoma City is 21% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 2243rd and 978th ($1931 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1701st and 841st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Oklahoma City compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Ranked 77th vs 82nd best cities to live in the United States, and 277th vs 286th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oklahoma City vs Virginia Beach

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	Oklahoma City	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.7	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.06	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1018	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$799	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1854	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2449	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1707	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.35	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.3	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.66	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.5	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1578	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23633	$16143

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769