According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Oklahoma City has an overall cost of living index of 90 which is 0.9x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Oklahoma, Oklahoma City has a cost of living index that's 1.0x higher than Oklahoma's index of 87.
The standard of living in Oklahoma City ranks as #1,633 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Oklahoma. By definition, that implies Oklahoma City ranks as the #4,785 most expensive place in the Sooner State.
Living Expense | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | National Average | |
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Overall | 90 | 87 | 100 | |
Services | 94 | 91 | 100 | |
Groceries | 89 | 92 | 100 | |
Health | 99 | 96 | 100 | |
Housing | 80 | 71 | 100 | |
Transportation | 89 | 91 | 100 | |
Utilities | 96 | 97 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Oklahoma, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | United States |
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Median Home Value | $161,800 | $142,400 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $884 | $818 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $56,456 | $53,840 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 2.9x | 2.6x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.19x | 0.18x | 0.2x |
Item | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma |
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Shampoo | $0.97 | $1.06 |
Movie | $10.01 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $11.83 | $14.67 |
Item | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma |
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Ground Beef | $4.04 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.34 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.87 | $2.05 |
Item | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma |
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Haircut | $16.05 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $40.17 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.1 | $2.34 |
Item | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma |
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Potatoes | $2.52 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $10.28 | $10.62 |
Beer | $8.66 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $102.53 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $112.21 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $93.98 | $99.13 |
Item | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma |
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Gasoline | $1.9 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $48.99 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $150.95 | $167.67 |
Phone | $188.36 | $175.64 |