Singapore City vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Singapore City	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3119	$1876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7114	$4580
🏠 One person rent	$2114	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$3790	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$590
🚐 Transport expenses	$283	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4401	$3336
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	89	52
😀 Quality of life	97	85
🏙️ Population	5.87M	413K

The cost of living in Singapore City is 66% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 154th and 2537th ($3119 vs $1876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1834th in Singapore and the United States, respectively. Check Singapore vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Singapore City compared to 1.8 months in Tulsa. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Tulsa ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 5th and 448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Tulsa

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	Singapore City	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.23	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.22	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2502	$1050
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1849	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4534	$1726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3365	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.84%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$23965	$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7918	$1682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.6	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$5.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.4	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.3	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.02	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.36	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$117	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$99.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.5	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.2	$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$1187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31369	$25512

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663

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