Toronto vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Toronto	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2453	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5408	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$1480	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$2344	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$602	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$240	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3141	$3450
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	86	54
😀 Quality of life	93	85
🏙️ Population	2.79M	413K

The cost of living in Toronto is 33% more expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 861st and 2250th ($2453 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1871st in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Toronto compared to 1.9 months in Tulsa. Toronto ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Tulsa ranked 97th in the United States, while ranked 59th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Toronto vs Tulsa

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	Toronto	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1577	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2556	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.4	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.6	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9200	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7455	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.76	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.23	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.9	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1130	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17118	$25283

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Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095

Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1874
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1864
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1855
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1629
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1748
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1671
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1855
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1621
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1861
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2114
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1878
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2206
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1968
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2015
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1702
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1785
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1896
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1411
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1946
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1989
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1814
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1824
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1862
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1846
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1865
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1578
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1730
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1337
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1816
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1689
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1534
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1438
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2205