Melbourne vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Melbourne	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5563	$4181
🏠 One person rent	$1336	$963
🏘️ Family rent	$2266	$1685
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$514
🚐 Transport expenses	$338	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3776	$3765
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	98	72
🏙️ Population	4.53M	413K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 39% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 933rd and 2690th ($2356 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2017th in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Melbourne compared to 2.2 months in Tulsa. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tulsa ranked 674th in the United States, while ranked 2nd and 2206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Tulsa

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	Melbourne	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.84	$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$4.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1387	$902
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2874	$1712
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.1	$63.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8760	$1819
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7587	$1651
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$45.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.4	$9.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.06	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$90.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.9	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1612	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18868	$25117

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481

Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1771
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1777
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1777
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1773
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1765
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1647
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1741
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1728
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$1944
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1916
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1604
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1943
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2103
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1956
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2148
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1715
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$1876
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1969
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1546
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$2067
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1836
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1482
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2049
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2144
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1827
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1880
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1887
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1944
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1820
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1774
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1912
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1626
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1703
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1784
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1890
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1703
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1555
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1534
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2194