Mexico City vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mexico City	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1331	$1893
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3182	$4591
🏠 One person rent	$721	$1056
🏘️ Family rent	$1296	$1767
🍽️ Food expenses	$410	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.3	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$892	$3474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	53
😀 Quality of life	72	87
🏙️ Population	9.21M	413K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 30% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 4418th and 2341st ($1331 vs $1893) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1819th 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 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 1.8 months in Tulsa. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Tulsa ranked 113th in the United States, while ranked 3317th and 354th 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	$12	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.1	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.8	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.26	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$988	$994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$826
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1819	$1659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1067	$1458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3569	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2491	$1667
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.5	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.33	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$3.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.35	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.98	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$99.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.9	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$427	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11015	$25148

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$908
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$932
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$898
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$942
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$777
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$869
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$962
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$818
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$904
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$938
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$868
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$926
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$819
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$842
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$977
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$717
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$914
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$998
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$912
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$936
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1184
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$875
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$724
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$764
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$858
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$873
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$846
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$875
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$894
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$784
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$643
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$893
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$896
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$860
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1030

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