City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | New York | Norman | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,714/mo | $1,004/mo | 70.7% higher in A |
| Median home value | $732,100 | $224,900 | 225.5% higher in A |
| Median household income | $76,607 | $62,849 | 21.9% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 103.2 | 98.7 | 4.6% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 147.4 | 94.8 | 55.5% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 100.7 | 100.5 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 99.9 | 94.8 | 5.5% higher in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in New York, you'd need $58,578 in Norman to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Norman, OK is about 41.4% cheaper overall than New York, NY, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 41% lower in Norman than in New York. If you earn $80,000 in New York, you'd need about $46,862 in Norman to keep the same standard of living.