Edmonton vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$1876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$4580
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$590
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$3336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	64	52
😀 Quality of life	90	85
🏙️ Population	1.01M	413K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 0.1% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 2524th and 2537th ($1878 vs $1876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1834th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.8 months in Tulsa. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Tulsa ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 193rd and 448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Tulsa

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	Edmonton	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$1050
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$1682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$5.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$99.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$1187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$25512

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

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