Rome vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$929	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$3450
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	54
😀 Quality of life	86	85
🏙️ Population	2.75M	413K

The cost of living in Rome is 7% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 2624th and 2250th ($1718 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1871st in Italy and the United States, respectively. Check Italy vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 1.9 months in Tulsa. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Tulsa ranked 97th in the United States, while ranked 337th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Tulsa

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	Rome	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$25283

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201

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