Bucharest vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$474	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$3450
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	54
😀 Quality of life	79	85
🏙️ Population	1.72M	413K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 47% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 5565th and 2250th ($988 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1871st 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 1.9 months in Tulsa. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Tulsa ranked 97th in the United States, while ranked 645th and 364th 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	$10.5	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$25283

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1874
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1864
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1855
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1629
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1748
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1671
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1855
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1621
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1861
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2114
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1878
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2206
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1968
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2015
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1702
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1785
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1896
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1411
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1946
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1989
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1814
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1824
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1862
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1846
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1865
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1578
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1730
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1337
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1816
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1689
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1534
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1438
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2205