Auckland vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Auckland	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1961	$1893
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4489	$4591
🏠 One person rent	$1107	$1056
🏘️ Family rent	$1860	$1767
🍽️ Food expenses	$509	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3143	$3474
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	53
😀 Quality of life	91	87
🏙️ Population	1.47M	413K

The cost of living in Auckland is 4% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 2124th and 2341st ($1961 vs $1893) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1819th in New Zealand and the United States, respectively. Check New Zealand vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 1.8 months in Tulsa. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Tulsa ranked 113th in the United States, while ranked 170th and 354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Tulsa

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	Auckland	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.89	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.4	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$826
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1583	$1458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7253	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5974	$1667
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$3.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.3	$99.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.4	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$864	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13612	$25148

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1716
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1678
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1383
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1250
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1678
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1312
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1423
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1425
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1493
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1612
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1480
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1252
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1743
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1869
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1396
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1254
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1638
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1847
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1536
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2086
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1461
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$836
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$818
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$997
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1839

Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1886
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1810
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1838
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1637
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1755
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1659
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2025
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1854
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1620
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1879
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2122
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1896
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2218
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1945
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2016
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1808
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1805
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1848
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1589
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1959
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1985
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1821
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1831
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1883
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1855
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1881
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1529
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1729
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1368
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1832
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1522
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1280
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1397
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2263