City comparison
Oklahoma City, OK is about 850 miles (1,400 km) from Phoenix, AZ in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 1,000 miles, or about 17 hours behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Oklahoma City, OK to Phoenix, AZ takes about 1 h 41 min, covering roughly 850 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Oklahoma City, OK is on Central Time and Phoenix, AZ is on Mountain Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Oklahoma City, it's 11 a.m. in Phoenix, which puts Oklahoma City 1 hours ahead.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
Phoenix has a population of 1,609,456, vs 681,088 in Oklahoma City — about 2.4× larger by population. By land area, Oklahoma City covers about 605 sq mi vs 520 sq mi for Phoenix.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
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 | Oklahoma City | Phoenix | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,012/mo | $1,322/mo | 30.6% higher in Phoenix |
| Median home value | $196,700 | $340,200 | 73.0% higher in Phoenix |
| Median household income | $64,251 | $72,092 | 12.2% higher in Phoenix |
| Groceries index | 94.2 | 95.8 | 1.7% higher in Phoenix |
| Utilities index | 75.9 | 96.2 | 26.7% higher in Phoenix |
| Transportation index | 95.9 | 104.1 | 8.5% higher in Phoenix |
| Healthcare index | 95.4 | 104.0 | 9.0% higher in Phoenix |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Oklahoma City, you'd need $128,232 in Phoenix to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Oklahoma City, OK is about 22% cheaper overall than Phoenix, AZ, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 61% higher in Phoenix than in Oklahoma City. If you earn $80,000 in Oklahoma City, you'd need about $102,586 in Phoenix to keep the same standard of living.