Oklahoma ranks #48 of 51 for cost of living in 2026.
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Source: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Updated 2026-04-25. Click any state for the full breakdown.
Oklahoma cost of living is 87.843 as of 2024, according to BEA Regional Price Parities. That puts Oklahoma at rank #48 of 50 US states, below the national average of 97.171.
Among Oklahoma's neighbors, Kansas shows 90.068, Missouri shows 90.817, Arkansas shows 86.937. Use the CalcFi compare view to line all of them up: /maps/compare?cat=cost-of-living&states=ok,ks,mo,ar. Nearby states share labor markets and housing corridors, so the comparison is usually the most relevant one.
Top Oklahoma metros include Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Norman. City-level cost of living data drops in Q3 2026 once BLS releases its metro-area tables for the year. Oklahoma City is the state capital. Until then, the state-level number is the best available read.
Oklahoma scores 87.843 on the BEA Regional Price Parities index, where the US average is 100. A score above 100 means goods and services cost more than the national average; below 100 means less. RPP covers goods, rents, and other services at the state level.
3 cities ranked by cost of living index by state. Lower is better.
BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP), all items, US national reference = 100. Pulled live from BEA API (TableName=SARPP, LineCode=1, year=2024).