Sao Paulo vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$1835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2565	$4470
🏠 One person rent	$481	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$852	$1793
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$583
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$477	$3858
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	63	86
🏙️ Population	11.5M	413K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 45% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 5616th and 2363rd ($1012 vs $1835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1855th 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo compared to 2.1 months in Tulsa. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Tulsa ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 4573rd and 308th 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	$6.82	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.22	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$4.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.13	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$371	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1002	$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.2	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.91%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2416	$1894
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1687	$1664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.27	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.23	$9.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.35	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.9	$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.65	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$1074
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13135	$25341

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629

Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1835
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1840
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1732
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1854
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1772
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1510
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1841
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1755
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1685
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2017
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1909
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1580
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1919
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2168
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1953
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2232
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1853
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$1962
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1961
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1770
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1986
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1874
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1422
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2045
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2179
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1832
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1864
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1899
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1931
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1843
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1817
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1896
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1566
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1727
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1596
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1832
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1649
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1485
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1543
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2229