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Los Angeles vs Oklahoma City

$845/mo more in Oklahoma City

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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Los AngelesOklahoma CityAbout 1,175 miles apart, a flight.

  • Oklahoma City leaves you more
  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • 235 sunny days

Same paycheck, two cities. $2,545/mo in Oklahoma City. $1,700/mo in Los Angeles. +$10,140 a year.

Los Angeles

$1,700

left each month

Oklahoma City

$2,545

+$845 vs Los Angeles

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Same paycheck, another city.

Oklahoma City wins 3 of 4Los Angeles 1 · ties 0
$6,372Take-home · Los Angeles$5,352
$2,273Rent · Oklahoma City$960
$2,399Other bills · Oklahoma City$1,847
$1,700Left over · Oklahoma City$2,545

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In 2022-2023, 443 households moved Los Angeles → Oklahoma City (avg AGI $64,835). 226 went the other way. The whole move →

+$845 / mo

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthLos AngelesOklahoma City
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Monthly and annual budget comparison between Los Angeles, CA and Oklahoma City, OK
Per monthLos AngelesOklahoma CityDifference
Gross pay$8,750$7,031−$1,719
Income and payroll tax$2,378$1,679−$699
Take-home pay$6,372$5,352−$1,020
Rent$2,273$960−$1,313
Getting around$674$542−$132
Groceries$476$360−$116
Healthcare$536$405−$131
Utilities$298$225−$73
Everything else$417$315−$102
Left over$1,700$2,545+$845

Salary to match Los Angeles

$69,000

Gross pay in Oklahoma City that leaves the same amount as $105,000 in Los Angeles.

Tax difference

+$2,274

A year, in state and local income tax. Effective rates: 27.2% in Los Angeles, 23.9% in Oklahoma City.

More about Oklahoma City

Los Angeles, CA in full

Perfect weather, deep job market, and a car payment you can't avoid.

Oklahoma City, OK in full

The cheapest housing of any metro over a million people.

The other way

Start in Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City → Los Angeles →

Questions

Is the cost of living lower in Oklahoma City than Los Angeles?

For one adult in a one-bedroom, Oklahoma City leaves about $845 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $2,273 in Los Angeles and $960 in Oklahoma City.

Does Oklahoma City have state income tax?

Oklahoma City is in Oklahoma, which taxes wage income.

What changes if you move from Los Angeles to Oklahoma City?

The paycheck is taxed in Oklahoma. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.

Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Los Angeles and Oklahoma City changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.

Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.