Istanbul vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Istanbul	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1125	$1835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$4470
🏠 One person rent	$587	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$1119	$1793
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$583
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$3858
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	77	86
🏙️ Population	15.5M	413K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 39% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 4816th and 2363rd ($1125 vs $1835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1855th in Turkey and the United States, respectively. Check Turkey vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 2.1 months in Tulsa. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Tulsa ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 790th and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Tulsa

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	Istanbul	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.84	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.29	$4.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.66%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3275	$1894
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$1664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.27	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$9.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.6	$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$626	$1074
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13982	$25341

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$594
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$579
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$695
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$642
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$652
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$683
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$789
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$633
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$694
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$655
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$690
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$705
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$502
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$605
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$692
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$646
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$596
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$584
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$461
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$716
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$700
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$573
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$635
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$642
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$668
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$931
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$561
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$648
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$624
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$657
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$672
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$612
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$899
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$985

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