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Oklahoma City vs. Italy Cost of Living Summary

Oklahoma City is 43.0% more expensive than Italy overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.2% more in Oklahoma City
Groceries: pay 26.0% more in Oklahoma City
Transportation: pay 20.8% less in Oklahoma City
Housing: pay 72.1% more in Oklahoma City
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Oklahoma City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.7% more in Oklahoma City
Clothing: pay 1.5% less in Oklahoma City

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Oklahoma City are more expensive than in Italy. Expenses including transportation and clothing are lower in Oklahoma City. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City vs. Italy Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oklahoma City instead of Italy, you would:

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pay 13.2% more for restaurants

	Italy	Oklahoma City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 €16.08	$20.00	+8.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.64 €10.12	$11.00	-5.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.93 €2.54	$2.69	-8.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 €1.19	$2.16	+58.1%
Average			+13.2%

Italy vs. Oklahoma City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.0% more for groceries

	Italy	Oklahoma City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 €2.00	$3.08	+33.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.02 €6.97	$5.99	-25.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.00 €5.22	$4.15	-30.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.93 €3.42	$4.67	+18.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.46 €4.75	$4.46	-18.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.93	$2.16	+101.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.82	$0.72	-23.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.01	$1.75	+49.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.46 €1.27	$2.15	+47.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.74	$1.70	+98.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.70	$1.08	+34.0%
Average			+26.0%

Italy vs. Oklahoma City - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.8% less for transportation

	Italy	Oklahoma City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.83 €6.81	$2.93	-62.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.40 €38.61	$50.00	+12.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,732.41 €28,461.88	$35,000.00	+6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.32 €18.54	$12.75	-40.2%
Average			-20.8%

Italy vs. Oklahoma City - Cost of transportation

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pay 72.1% more for housing

	Italy	Oklahoma City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.45 €27.35	$83.10	+164.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$740.98 €644.30	$1,010.00	+36.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$575.41 €500.33	$1,013.17	+76.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.94 €143.42	$184.39	+11.8%
Average			+72.1%

Italy vs. Oklahoma City - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Italy	Oklahoma City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$547.22 €475.83	$1,587.50	+190.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,750.16 €8,478.07	$23,460.00	+140.6%
Average			+165.3%

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pay 46.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Italy	Oklahoma City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.73 €4.98	$6.00	+4.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.95 €1.70	$5.32	+172.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.86 €5.97	$10.97	+60.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.21 €49.74	$31.40	-45.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.59 €9.21	$15.00	+41.6%
Average			+46.7%

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pay 1.5% less for clothing

	Italy	Oklahoma City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.36 €75.09	$56.50	-34.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.95 €34.74	$41.00	+2.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.77 €85.01	$104.29	+6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$128.92 €112.10	$154.00	+19.5%
Average			-1.5%

Italy vs. Oklahoma City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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