Sao Paulo vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2532	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$462	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$581	$3450
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	65	85
🏙️ Population	11.5M	413K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 47% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 5654th and 2250th ($976 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1871st 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo compared to 1.9 months in Tulsa. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Tulsa ranked 97th in the United States, while ranked 4281st and 364th 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	$6.51	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.68	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$557	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$360	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1051	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$677	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.1	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.38%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.37	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.69	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.85	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.36	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$527	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14254	$25283

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611

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