Sydney vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sydney	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2741	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6649	$4181
🏠 One person rent	$1620	$963
🏘️ Family rent	$3006	$1685
🍽️ Food expenses	$559	$514
🚐 Transport expenses	$408	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3743	$3765
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	54
😀 Quality of life	98	72
🏙️ Population	4.84M	413K

The cost of living in Sydney is 62% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 318th and 2690th ($2741 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2017th in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sydney compared to 2.2 months in Tulsa. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Tulsa ranked 674th in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 2206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Tulsa

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	Sydney	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.9	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.69	$4.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1859	$902
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1319	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3954	$1712
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.7	$63.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17057	$1819
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10833	$1651
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$45.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.19	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.6	$9.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.57	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.3	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.3	$90.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.1	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.7	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2005	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17934	$25117

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816

Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1771
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1777
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1777
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1773
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1765
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1647
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1741
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1728
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$1944
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1916
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1604
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1943
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2103
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1956
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2148
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1715
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$1876
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1969
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1546
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$2067
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1836
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1482
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2049
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2144
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1827
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1880
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1887
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1944
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1820
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1774
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1912
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1626
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1703
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1784
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1890
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1703
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1555
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1534
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2194