Moscow vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$1902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$4633
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$1088
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$3439
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	52
😀 Quality of life	72	85
🏙️ Population	13.3M	413K

The cost of living in Moscow is 12% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 3277th and 2365th ($1678 vs $1902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1773rd in Russia and the United States, respectively. Check Russia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.8 months in Tulsa. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Tulsa ranked 136th in the United States, while ranked 2774th and 417th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Tulsa

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	Moscow	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$4.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$1116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$1978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$1834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$1661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$5.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$9.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$98.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$73.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$1173
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$25390

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749

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