Cost of living comparison

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Tulsa vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Tulsa is 20.1% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants
pay 12.7% more in Tulsa
Groceries
pay 77.9% more in Tulsa
Transportation
pay 5.9% less in Tulsa
Housing
pay 2.3% more in Tulsa
Childcare
pay 87.4% more in Tulsa
Entertainment and Sports
pay 24.9% more in Tulsa
Clothing
pay 12.6% more in Tulsa

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

Tulsa vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

pay 12.7% more for restaurants

 
Warsaw
Tulsa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.51
PLN45.40
$16.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.23
PLN40.35
$10.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.24
PLN8.83
$2.32
 

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pay 77.9% more for groceries

 
Warsaw
Tulsa
Bread
1 loaf
$1.49
PLN5.88
$3.52
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.41
PLN17.40
$7.58
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.07
PLN16.05
$4.07
 

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pay 5.9% less for transportation

 
Warsaw
Tulsa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.61
PLN26.08
$3.58
 
Monthly public transit pass $28.12
PLN110.97
$45.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,654.89
PLN121K
$35,419.00
 

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pay 2.3% more for housing

 
Warsaw
Tulsa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$16.12
PLN63.60
$63.75
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,178.19
PLN4,648.84
$1,243.33
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $950.41
PLN3,750.09
$911.25
 

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pay 87.4% more for childcare

 
Warsaw
Tulsa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $588.07
PLN2,320.36
$1,179.17
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,458.55
PLN57,049.74
$25,325.00
 

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pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Warsaw
Tulsa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.60
PLN18.16
$5.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.27
PLN16.84
$5.00
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.39
PLN25.22
$9.63
 

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pay 12.6% more for clothing

 
Warsaw
Tulsa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$107.88
PLN425.67
$73.75
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.61
PLN156.30
$61.50
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$106.17
PLN418.94
$120.00
 

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