Melbourne vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$3450
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	100	85
🏙️ Population	5.03M	413K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 19% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 1365th and 2250th ($2194 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1871st 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 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.9 months in Tulsa. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tulsa ranked 97th in the United States, while ranked 1st and 364th 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	$14.2	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$25283

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

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