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Oklahoma City cost of living (OK)
Price levels published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis for Oklahoma City, OK, with the national average set to 100 — so 108 means things cost 8% more here than the US average.
Quick answer
Oklahoma City costs 9.6% below the national average — all-items price level 90.4, rank 88 of 94 covered metros. A $100,000 national-average salary needs to be $90,408 here. Housing is the reason, at 73.9.
- All items
- 90.4US average = 100
- Housing
- 73.926.1% below the national average
- Goods
- 93.86.2% below the national average
- Other services
- 95.54.5% below the national average
Price level by component
Where the difference actually comes from.
| Component | Index | vs US | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goods | 93.8 | -6.2% | Groceries, fuel, clothing, durable purchases. |
| Housing | 73.9 | -26.1% | Rents and imputed rents — the biggest single swing factor. |
| Utilities | 74.1 | -25.9% | Electricity, gas, water and other household energy. |
| Other services | 95.5 | -4.5% | Healthcare, dining, repairs, personal services. |
What your salary is worth in Oklahoma City, OK
Enter a salary. We deflate it by the local price level (90.4 where 100 is the US average) and show what you would need to earn here to match the same pay somewhere average.
- Real value here
- $73,779
- Needed to match US average
- $60,304
- Monthly difference
- $-533
What a local paycheck is really worth
Nominal pay is only half the story.
$66,702 median household income in Oklahoma City is worth $73,779 in national-average dollars. BEA calls that real income: income × 100 ÷ 90.4.
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2024 BEA Regional Price Parities, published for Oklahoma City, OK. Parities are metro-wide, so a single neighbourhood can sit well above or below these figures.