Lima vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$407	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$3450
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	54
😀 Quality of life	65	85
🏙️ Population	9.94M	413K

The cost of living in Lima is 47% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 5647th and 2250th ($977 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1871st in Peru and the United States, respectively. Check Peru vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.9 months in Tulsa. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Tulsa ranked 97th in the United States, while ranked 4234th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Tulsa

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	Lima	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$25283

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697

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