Tulsa vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Tulsa	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1902	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4633	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$1088	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1869	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$575	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.6	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3439	$4239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	52	74
😀 Quality of life	85	88
🏙️ Population	413K	459K

The cost of living in Tulsa is 22% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 2365th and 978th ($1902 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1773rd and 841st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Tulsa compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Ranked 136th vs 82nd best cities to live in the United States, and 417th vs 286th 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	$16.1	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.95	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1116	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$815	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1978	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1474	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1834	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1661	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.6	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.26	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.95	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.4	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.8	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1173	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25390	$16143

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Cities near Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1902
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1853
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1515
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1830
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1449
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2042
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1702
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1942
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2089
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1952
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2165
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$2055
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2054
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1931
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1777
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1788
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1824
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1605
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2008
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2085
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1809
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1871
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1924
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1859
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1896
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1707
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1750
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1357
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1843
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1537
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1273
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1429
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2188

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769