Johannesburg vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$441	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$3450
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	54
😀 Quality of life	57	85
🏙️ Population	4.43M	413K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 46% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 5539th and 2250th ($993 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1871st in South Africa and the United States, respectively. Check South Africa vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.9 months in Tulsa. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Tulsa ranked 97th in the United States, while ranked 5667th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Tulsa

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	Johannesburg	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$25283

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

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