Madrid vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Madrid	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2015	$1893
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4668	$4591
🏠 One person rent	$1177	$1056
🏘️ Family rent	$2051	$1767
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2580	$3474
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	98	53
😀 Quality of life	92	87
🏙️ Population	3.42M	413K

The cost of living in Madrid is 6% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 1962nd and 2341st ($2015 vs $1893) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1819th in Spain and the United States, respectively. Check Spain vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.8 months in Tulsa. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Tulsa ranked 113th in the United States, while ranked 142nd and 354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Tulsa

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	Madrid	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.3	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$826
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2482	$1659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$1458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8353	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4881	$1667
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$3.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$99.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$678	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12418	$25148

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703

Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1886
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1810
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1838
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1637
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1755
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1659
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2025
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1854
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1620
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1879
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2122
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1896
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2218
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1945
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2016
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1808
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1805
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1848
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1589
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1959
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1985
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1821
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1831
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1883
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1855
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1881
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1529
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1729
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1368
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1832
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1522
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1280
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1397
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2263