Mexico City vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$1902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$4633
🏠 One person rent	$792	$1088
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$3439
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	52
😀 Quality of life	73	85
🏙️ Population	9.21M	413K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 22% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 4074th and 2365th ($1475 vs $1902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1773rd in Mexico and the United States, respectively. Check Mexico vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 1.8 months in Tulsa. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Tulsa ranked 136th in the United States, while ranked 2482nd and 417th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Tulsa

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	Mexico City	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$4.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$1116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$1978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$1834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$1661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$5.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$9.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$98.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$73.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$1173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$25390

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$977
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$914
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$932
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$994
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$897
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1034
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$763
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$971
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1051
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$973
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$980
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1255
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$960
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$924
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$817
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$916
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$935
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$905
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$952
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$961
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$852
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$673
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$974
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$962
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$920
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1005

Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1902
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1853
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1515
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1830
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1449
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2042
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1702
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1942
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2089
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1952
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2165
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$2055
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2054
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1931
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1777
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1788
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1824
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1605
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2008
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2085
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1809
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1871
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1924
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1859
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1896
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1707
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1750
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1357
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1843
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1537
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1273
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1429
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2188