Is Greenville cheaper than Oklahoma City?

Oklahoma City is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 3% below Greenville's (BEA Regional Price Parities).

Which has higher household income, Greenville or Oklahoma City?

Greenville has the higher median household income — $75,881 versus $72,930 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 4% more.

Does a paycheck go further in Greenville or Oklahoma City?

It is roughly a wash. After adjusting income for local prices, a typical paycheck is worth about the same in both metros ($81,365 versus $80,668).

Which has cheaper rent, Greenville or Oklahoma City?

Oklahoma City has cheaper rent — a median of $1,162/mo versus $1,236/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).

Greenville vs Oklahoma City

Metro-area medians — Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metro Area vs Oklahoma City, OK Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Oklahoma City comes out ahead, winning 5 of the 8 clearly-decided measures.

Oklahoma City is about 3% cheaper to live in, while Greenville households earn about 4% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches about as far in either.

Their widest everyday difference: Greenville has cleaner air on a typical day — a median AQI of 49 versus 53.

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Annual salary (gross)

Household size

Greenville, SC

$58,400

take-home / yr · 22% to tax

$62,621

real value after local prices

Oklahoma City, OK

$58,241

take-home / yr · 22% to tax

$64,420

real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Oklahoma City leaves you about $1,799/yr better off after tax and local prices.

Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.

Measure

Greenville

Oklahoma City

Livability (CityLedger)

52/100

Cost of living (price level, US = 100)

93.3

90.4

Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)

$81,365

$80,668

Median household income

$75,881

$72,930

Median rent

$1,236/mo

$1,162/mo

Median home value

$300,400

$253,200

Unemployment

4.5%

4.3%

Bachelor's degree or higher

36.5%

35.3%

Average commute

24.4 min

23.5 min

Air quality (median AQI)

Avg temperature

63°F

60°F

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+ Median rent
+ Median home value
+ Unemployment
+ Average commute

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Greenville vs Oklahoma City — frequently asked

Is Greenville cheaper than Oklahoma City?: Oklahoma City is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 3% below Greenville's (BEA Regional Price Parities).
Which has higher household income, Greenville or Oklahoma City?: Greenville has the higher median household income — $75,881 versus $72,930 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 4% more.
Does a paycheck go further in Greenville or Oklahoma City?: It is roughly a wash. After adjusting income for local prices, a typical paycheck is worth about the same in both metros ($81,365 versus $80,668).
Which has cheaper rent, Greenville or Oklahoma City?: Oklahoma City has cheaper rent — a median of $1,162/mo versus $1,236/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).