Mexico City vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$603	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$3450
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	54
😀 Quality of life	67	85
🏙️ Population	9.21M	413K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 37% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 4604th and 2250th ($1160 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1871st 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 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.9 months in Tulsa. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Tulsa ranked 97th in the United States, while ranked 3470th and 364th 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	$11.1	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$25283

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804

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