Chicago vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$1835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$4470
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$1040
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$1793
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$3858
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
54
😀 Quality of life
96
86
🏙️ Population
2.75M
413K

The cost of living in Chicago is 45% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 483rd and 2363rd ($2667 vs $1835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 1855th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 2.1 months in Tulsa. Ranked 3rd vs 80th best cities to live in the United States, and 20th vs 308th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Tulsa

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Chicago Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$4.28
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$1894
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$1664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$5.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$9.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$1074
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$25341

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Tulsa

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Broken Arrow
$1835
20 km or 12 mi Bixby
$1840
20 km or 13 mi Owasso
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Sapulpa
$1854
36 km or 22 mi Claremore
$1772
67 km or 41 mi Muskogee
$1510
69 km or 43 mi Bartlesville
$1841
102 km or 63 mi Stillwater
$1755
120 km or 75 mi Ponca
$1685
126 km or 78 mi Siloam Springs
$2017
126 km or 78 mi Shawnee
$1909
146 km or 91 mi Edmond
$1580
150 km or 93 mi Midwest
$1919
154 km or 96 mi Bella Vista
$2168
156 km or 97 mi Del
$1953
157 km or 97 mi Bentonville
$2232
160 km or 99 mi Fayetteville
$1853
161 km or 100 mi Springdale
$1962
161 km or 100 mi Oklahoma City
$1961
163 km or 101 mi Van Buren
$1770
163 km or 101 mi Rogers
$1986
165 km or 103 mi Joplin
$1874
166 km or 103 mi Fort Smith
$1422
167 km or 104 mi Moore
$2045
168 km or 104 mi Norman
$2179
177 km or 110 mi Enid
$1832
178 km or 110 mi Yukon
$1864
180 km or 112 mi Pittsburg
$1899
181 km or 112 mi Mustang
$1931
197 km or 122 mi Derby
$1843
213 km or 132 mi Wichita
$1817
242 km or 151 mi Ardmore
$1896
247 km or 153 mi Branson
$1566
247 km or 153 mi Newton
$1727
254 km or 158 mi Emporia
$1596
256 km or 159 mi Duncan
$1832
257 km or 159 mi Nixa
$1649
264 km or 164 mi Springfield
$1485
270 km or 168 mi Russellville
$1543
271 km or 168 mi Denison
$2229