Bucharest vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$1876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$4580
🏠 One person rent	$535	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$590
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$3336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	52
😀 Quality of life	84	85
🏙️ Population	1.72M	413K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 39% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 4935th and 2537th ($1138 vs $1876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1834th in Romania and the United States, respectively. Check Romania vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.8 months in Tulsa. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Tulsa ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 508th and 448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Tulsa

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	Bucharest	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$1050
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$1726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$1682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$5.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$99.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$1187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$25512

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

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