Tulsa vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Tulsa	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1695	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4181	$5237
🏠 One person rent	$963	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$1685	$2442
🍽️ Food expenses	$514	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.3	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3765	$4454
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	54	75
😀 Quality of life	72	85
🏙️ Population	413K	459K

The cost of living in Tulsa is 20% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 2690th and 1538th ($1695 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2017th and 1363rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Tulsa compared to 2.1 months in Virginia Beach. Ranked 674th vs 67th best cities to live in the United States, and 2206th vs 280th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tulsa vs Virginia Beach

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	Tulsa	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.22	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$902	$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$680	$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1712	$2730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1259	$2069
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.4	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1819	$3122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1651	$2646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.73	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.4	$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.5	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$3.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.31	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.67	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$4.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$90.5	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1039	$1193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25117	$18553

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Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1771
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1777
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1777
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1773
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1765
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1647
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1741
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1728
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$1944
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1916
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1604
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1943
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2103
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1956
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2148
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1715
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$1876
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1969
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1546
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$2067
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1836
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1482
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2049
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2144
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1827
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1880
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1887
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1944
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1820
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1774
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1912
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1626
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1703
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1784
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1890
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1703
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1555
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1534
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2194

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2788
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2282
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2462
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2005
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$1997
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2284
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2108
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2237
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2229
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2139
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2169
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2020
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2063
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2428
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1929
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2159
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2053
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2522
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2014
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2215
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2849
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2362
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3079
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2844
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2426
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2730
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2369
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2422
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3110
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2685