Cost of living comparison
Oklahoma City is 1.1% more expensive than Houston.
If you lived in Oklahoma City instead of Houston, you would:
pay 3.8% more for restaurants
Houston
|
Oklahoma City
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.00
|
$19.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
|
$9.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
|
$2.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
|
$1.92
|
|
pay 23.3% more for groceries
Houston
|
Oklahoma City
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
|
$2.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.04
|
$4.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
|
$4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
|
$4.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.24
|
$4.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$2.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$2.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
|
$2.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$1.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$1.06
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
Houston
|
Oklahoma City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.13
|
$3.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$50.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
|
$22,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.84
|
$14.94
|
|
pay 14.0% more for housing
Houston
|
Oklahoma City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.00
|
$82.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,563.79
|
$1,325.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,249.04
|
$1,106.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$128.30
|
$215.73
|
|
pay 21.4% less for childcare
Houston
|
Oklahoma City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.31
|
$1,500.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,458.33
|
$10,350.00
|
|
pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports
Houston
|
Oklahoma City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$3.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
|
$5.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$8.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.69
|
$30.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
|
$14.00
|
|
pay 11.0% more for clothing
Houston
|
Oklahoma City
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.29
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.68
|
$24.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.39
|
$125.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.17
|
$155.00
|
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