Tulsa vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tulsa Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4437
$4646
🏠 One person rent
$1057
$997
🏘️ Family rent
$1765
$2025
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.5
$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3450
$3603
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
54
46
😀 Quality of life
85
80
🏙️ Population
413K
398K

The cost of living in Tulsa is 2% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 2250th and 2367th ($1851 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 1932nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Tulsa compared to 2 months in Wichita. Ranked 97th vs 152nd best cities to live in the United States, and 364th vs 552nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tulsa vs Wichita

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Tulsa Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.5
$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.29
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$4.96
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1033
$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1762
$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1411
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.6
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.69%
6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1849
$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1666
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.7
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$14.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.75
$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.97
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.1
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.6
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.3
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1071
$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25283
$15994

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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 Wichita

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Derby
$1846
40 km or 25 mi Newton
$1730
66 km or 41 mi Hutchinson
$1237
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1671
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1569
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1337
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1814
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$1993
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1856
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1748
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1777
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1864
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1649
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1851
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1855
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1889
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1521
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1621
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1885
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1874
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1720
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1902
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1768
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$2124
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1824
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1832
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1861
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1878
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1862
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2290
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1896
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$1946
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1855
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2322
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2259
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2437
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2325
274 km or 171 mi Norman
$1989
275 km or 171 mi Belton
$1821
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2312