Sydney vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sydney	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2640	$1893
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6276	$4591
🏠 One person rent	$1578	$1056
🏘️ Family rent	$2764	$1767
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$366	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4008	$3474
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	53
😀 Quality of life	100	87
🏙️ Population	5.45M	413K

The cost of living in Sydney is 39% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 649th and 2341st ($2640 vs $1893) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1819th 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 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 1.8 months in Tulsa. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Tulsa ranked 113th in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 354th 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	$13.9	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.7	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.79	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1915	$994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1294	$826
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3447	$1659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$1458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.9	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12628	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7359	$1667
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$3.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.45	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.1	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$99.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.3	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2071	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19140	$25148

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710

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