Beijing vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$1893
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$4591
🏠 One person rent	$589	$1056
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$1767
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$3474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	73	87
🏙️ Population	21.9M	413K

The cost of living in Beijing is 46% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 5355th and 2341st ($1029 vs $1893) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1819th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.8 months in Tulsa. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Tulsa ranked 113th in the United States, while ranked 2546th and 354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Tulsa

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	Beijing	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$826
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$1458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$1667
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$3.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$99.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$25148

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

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