on $100k a year, leaving Pittsburgh
changea dispatch from
oklahoma city
OK
35.47°N
97.52°W
Oklahoma City is Bricktown's canal and warehouses, the Thunder (who get loud), and the deeply moving Oklahoma City National Memorial. The downtown's grown up fast in the last decade, the food scene leans steaks and Vietnamese (the Asian District is legit), and the surrounding plains give the city an enormous sky. The Cowboy Hall of Fame is more thoughtful than the name suggests.
the verdict
pricier each month than Pittsburgh
Barely costlier than Pittsburgh. If Oklahoma City pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
7% cheaper than Pittsburgh(vs $1,473/mo)
4.75%
$140/mo more in state tax than Pittsburgh
vs 3.07% in Pittsburgh
$6,562/mo
$43 less than Pittsburgh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
10% more expensive than Pittsburgh
vs $223k in Pittsburgh
1.5M
vs 2.4M in Pittsburgh
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
Pittsburgh only logs 161 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 26 days above 95° here, 0 in Pittsburgh.
But the calendar thins out: Pittsburgh stays 1.6× busier.
45/100
35% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 69/100 in Pittsburgh
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
26% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 99/100 in Pittsburgh
20
46% fewer than Pittsburgh
vs 37 nonstops in Pittsburgh
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