Cost of living comparison
Oklahoma is 1.9% more expensive than Nebraska.
If you lived in Oklahoma instead of Nebraska, you would:
pay 7.0% less for restaurants
|
Nebraska
|
Oklahoma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.00
|
$15.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
|
$9.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
|
$2.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
|
$1.71
|
|
pay 6.6% less for groceries
|
Nebraska
|
Oklahoma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
|
$2.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$5.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.34
|
$3.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
|
$3.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.44
|
$4.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
|
$2.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.54
|
$1.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.58
|
$2.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$1.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$1.32
|
|
pay 8.4% less for transportation
|
Nebraska
|
Oklahoma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.23
|
$3.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.00
|
$47.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,072.90
|
$28,871.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.04
|
$13.15
|
|
pay 6.4% more for housing
|
Nebraska
|
Oklahoma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.86
|
$72.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,234.15
|
$1,205.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,030.50
|
$1,049.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.73
|
$192.89
|
|
pay 27.3% more for childcare
|
Nebraska
|
Oklahoma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$645.25
|
$1,130.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,756.75
|
$21,231.25
|
|
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nebraska
|
Oklahoma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.89
|
$5.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.54
|
$8.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.77
|
$32.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.71
|
$13.60
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
|
Nebraska
|
Oklahoma
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.83
|
$46.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.83
|
$36.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
|
$87.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.25
|
$133.29
|
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