Cost of living comparison
Oklahoma is 1.1% more expensive than Arizona.
If you lived in Oklahoma instead of Arizona, you would:
pay 10.2% less for restaurants
Arizona
|
Oklahoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.33
|
$15.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.04
|
$9.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
|
$2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$1.71
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
Arizona
|
Oklahoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.39
|
$2.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
|
$5.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
|
$3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
|
$3.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.19
|
$4.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
|
$2.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$1.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$2.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
|
$1.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$1.32
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
Arizona
|
Oklahoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.87
|
$3.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.11
|
$47.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,978.12
|
$28,871.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.58
|
$13.15
|
|
pay 10.8% less for housing
Arizona
|
Oklahoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.76
|
$72.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,525.57
|
$1,205.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,303.58
|
$1,049.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.12
|
$192.89
|
|
pay 43.8% more for childcare
Arizona
|
Oklahoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,041.66
|
$1,130.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,854.83
|
$21,231.25
|
|
pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
Arizona
|
Oklahoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.83
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
|
$5.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.33
|
$8.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.08
|
$32.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.73
|
$13.60
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
Arizona
|
Oklahoma
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.52
|
$46.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.45
|
$36.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.65
|
$87.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.27
|
$133.29
|
|
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