Cali vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cali	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$720	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1853	$4181
🏠 One person rent	$273	$963
🏘️ Family rent	$469	$1685
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$514
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$3765
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	54
😀 Quality of life	53	72
🏙️ Population	2.47M	413K

The cost of living in Cali is 57% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 6693rd and 2690th ($720 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 2017th in Colombia and the United States, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 2.2 months in Tulsa. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Tulsa ranked 674th in the United States, while ranked 6111th and 2206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Tulsa

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	Cali	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.67	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.66	$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$4.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$902
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$188	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$529	$1712
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$339	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.8	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$63.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1167	$1819
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1105	$1651
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19	$45.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.92	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$9.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.1	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.5	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$90.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.4	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.6	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$292	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6394	$25117

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$648
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$552
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$493
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$455
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$507
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$551
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$639
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$567
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$639
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$525
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$416
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$727
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$416
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$649
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$511
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$433
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$724
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$883
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$533
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$515
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$812
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$867
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$530
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$645
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$778
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$536
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$511
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$851
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$617
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$597
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$594
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$624
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$612
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$570
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$638
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$633

Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1771
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1777
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1777
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1773
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1765
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1647
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1741
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1728
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$1944
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1916
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1604
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1943
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2103
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1956
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2148
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1715
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$1876
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1969
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1546
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$2067
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1836
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1482
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2049
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2144
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1827
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1880
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1887
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1944
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1820
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1774
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1912
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1626
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1703
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1784
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1890
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1703
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1555
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1534
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2194