New York City vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$3450
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	95	85
🏙️ Population	8.8M	413K

The cost of living in New York City is 140% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 3rd and 2250th ($4441 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1871st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1.9 months in Tulsa. Ranked 2nd vs 97th best cities to live in the United States, and 22nd vs 364th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Tulsa

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	New York City	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.7	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$25283

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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