Cost of living comparison

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Tulsa vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Tulsa is 24.9% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 45.5% more in Tulsa
Groceries
pay 78.0% more in Tulsa
Transportation
pay 4.2% more in Tulsa
Housing
pay 12.8% more in Tulsa
Childcare
pay 18.2% more in Tulsa
Entertainment and Sports
pay 39.3% more in Tulsa
Clothing
pay 17.6% less in Tulsa

The cost of groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, and transportation in Tulsa are more expensive than in Moscow. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Tulsa.

Tulsa vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tulsa instead of Moscow, you would:

pay 45.5% more for restaurants

 
Moscow
Tulsa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.70
RUB958.35
$16.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.02
RUB575.01
$10.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.62
RUB132.53
$2.32
 

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pay 78.0% more for groceries

 
Moscow
Tulsa
Bread
1 loaf
$1.02
RUB83.38
$3.52
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.14
RUB584.74
$7.58
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.61
RUB377.94
$4.07
 

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pay 4.2% more for transportation

 
Moscow
Tulsa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.31
RUB271.29
$3.58
 
Monthly public transit pass $40.65
RUB3,330.26
$45.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,895.19
RUB3M
$35,419.00
 

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pay 12.8% more for housing

 
Moscow
Tulsa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.88
RUB809.45
$63.75
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,454.91
RUB119K
$1,243.33
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $804.40
RUB65,900.59
$911.25
 

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pay 18.2% more for childcare

 
Moscow
Tulsa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $809.00
RUB66,277.41
$1,179.17
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $26,421.03
RUB2M
$25,325.00
 

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pay 39.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Tulsa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.68
RUB383.34
$5.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.70
RUB303.05
$5.00
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.45
RUB282.71
$9.63
 

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pay 17.6% less for clothing

 
Moscow
Tulsa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$108.46
RUB8,886.04
$73.75
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$62.47
RUB5,117.58
$61.50
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$145.30
RUB11,904.07
$120.00
 

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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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