Sydney vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Sydney	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2801	$1835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6767	$4470
🏠 One person rent	$1663	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$3057	$1793
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$583
🚐 Transport expenses	$410	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4399	$3858
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	54
😀 Quality of life	99	86
🏙️ Population	4.84M	413K

The cost of living in Sydney is 53% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 312th and 2363rd ($2801 vs $1835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1855th 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 1.6 months in Sydney compared to 2.1 months in Tulsa. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Tulsa ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 4th and 308th 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	$15.3	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$4.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1992	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1372	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4038	$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2523	$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.8	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16279	$1894
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9905	$1664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.46	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$143	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.6	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$5.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.08	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.8	$9.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.83	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.7	$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.9	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2054	$1074
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18951	$25341

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754

Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1835
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1840
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1732
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1854
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1772
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1510
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1841
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1755
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1685
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2017
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1909
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1580
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1919
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2168
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1953
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2232
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1853
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$1962
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1961
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1770
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1986
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1874
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1422
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2045
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2179
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1832
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1864
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1899
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1931
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1843
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1817
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1896
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1566
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1727
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1596
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1832
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1649
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1485
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1543
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2229