Sydney vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sydney	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$1876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6700	$4580
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$3002	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$590
🚐 Transport expenses	$337	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$3336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	52
😀 Quality of life	98	85
🏙️ Population	5.45M	413K

The cost of living in Sydney is 52% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 348th and 2537th ($2844 vs $1876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1834th 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 143rd in the United States, while ranked 2nd and 448th 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	$15.8	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2123	$1050
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3835	$1726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.09%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13218	$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7866	$1682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.77	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$5.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.9	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.5	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.3	$99.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2281	$1187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21946	$25512

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864

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