Bangalore vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangalore	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$1876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1259	$4580
🏠 One person rent	$223	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$590
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$266	$3336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	76	52
😀 Quality of life	63	85
🏙️ Population	12.3M	413K

The cost of living in Bangalore is 72% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 8579th and 2537th ($523 vs $1876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1834th in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.8 months in Tulsa. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Tulsa ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 5518th and 448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Tulsa

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	Bangalore	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.08	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.17	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$1050
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$1726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.4	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$1682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$5.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.38	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.47	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.7	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$99.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$1187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4350	$25512

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$332
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$347
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$334
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$349
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$297
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$236
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$300
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$285
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$346
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$344
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$322
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$331
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$335
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$282
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$271
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$320
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$316
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$262
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$299
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$285
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$389
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$341
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$376
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$533
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$273
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$349
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$348
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$350
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$387
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$349
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$299
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343

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