Philadelphia vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Philadelphia	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6395	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$1516	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4131	$3450
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	54
😀 Quality of life	90	85
🏙️ Population	1.6M	413K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 40% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 664th and 2250th ($2597 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th and 1871st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.9 months in Tulsa. Ranked 28th vs 97th best cities to live in the United States, and 138th vs 364th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Tulsa

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	Philadelphia	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3231	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3404	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2379	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.89	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2066	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19774	$25283

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693

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