Tulsa vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tulsa	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1851	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4437	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$1057	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$1765	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.5	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3450	$3246
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	78
😀 Quality of life	85	92
🏙️ Population	413K	662K

The cost of living in Tulsa is 26% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 2250th and 819th ($1851 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 3rd in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Tulsa compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Tulsa ranked 97th best city to live in the United States vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 364th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tulsa vs Vancouver

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	Tulsa	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.5	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.29	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1033	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1411	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.6	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1666	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.1	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.6	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.2	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1071	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25283	$17240

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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

Cities near Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759