Tulsa vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tulsa	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1851	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4437	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$1057	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$1765	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.5	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3450	$7242
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	54	81
😀 Quality of life	85	98
🏙️ Population	413K	449K

The cost of living in Tulsa is 44% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 2250th and 59th ($1851 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1871st and 2nd in the United States and Switzerland, respectively. Check the United States vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Tulsa compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Tulsa ranked 97th best city to live in the United States vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 364th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tulsa vs Zurich

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	Tulsa	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.5	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.29	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1033	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$805	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1411	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.6	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1666	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.1	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.6	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1071	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25283	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717