Sao Paulo vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$1876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2824	$4580
🏠 One person rent	$537	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$943	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$590
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$3336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	52
😀 Quality of life	74	85
🏙️ Population	11.5M	413K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 41% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 5003rd and 2537th ($1115 vs $1876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1834th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.8 months in Tulsa. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Tulsa ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 2408th and 448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Tulsa

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	Sao Paulo	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.85	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.52	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$1050
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1111	$1726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.4	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2178	$1682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.81	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.92	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.2	$99.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$494	$1187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16798	$25512

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719

Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1894
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1833
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1842
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1536
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1850
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1571
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2034
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1865
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1758
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1941
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2090
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1955
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2143
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$2001
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2021
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1744
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1782
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1825
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1557
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2011
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2039
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1838
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1883
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1947
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1860
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1820
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1860
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1654
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1739
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1358
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1853
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1541
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1276
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1421
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2214