Sao Paulo vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$1893
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$4591
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1056
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$1767
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$3474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	53
😀 Quality of life	69	87
🏙️ Population	11.5M	413K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 44% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 5192nd and 2341st ($1052 vs $1893) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1819th 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 113th in the United States, while ranked 4142nd and 354th 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	$7.6	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$826
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$1659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$1458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$1667
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$99.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$25148

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666

Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1886
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1810
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1838
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1637
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1755
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1659
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2025
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1854
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1620
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1879
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2122
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1896
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2218
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1945
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2016
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1808
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1805
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1848
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1589
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1959
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1985
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1821
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1831
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1883
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1855
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1881
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1529
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1729
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1368
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1832
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1522
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1280
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1397
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2263