Auckland vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$1876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$4580
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$590
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$3336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	32	52
😀 Quality of life	89	85
🏙️ Population	1.47M	413K

The cost of living in Auckland is 15% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 1604th and 2537th ($2156 vs $1876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1834th 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 143rd in the United States, while ranked 240th and 448th 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	$13.5	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$1050
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$1726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$99.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$1187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$25512

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1894
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1833
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1842
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1536
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1850
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1571
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2034
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1865
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1758
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1941
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2090
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1955
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2143
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$2001
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2021
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1744
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1782
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1825
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1557
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2011
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2039
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1838
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1883
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1947
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1860
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1820
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1860
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1654
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1739
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1358
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1853
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1541
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1276
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1421
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2214