Tulsa County · Oklahoma
Cost of living in Tulsa, OK
Price levels published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis for Tulsa, OK, with the national average set to 100 — so 108 means things cost 8% more here than the US average.
Quick answer
Living in Tulsa, OK costs 10.8% below the national average — an all-items price level of 89.2. To match the buying power of a $100,000 national-average salary you would need about $89,214 here.
- All items
- 89.2US average = 100
- Housing
- 68.231.8% below the national average
- Goods
- 93.86.2% below the national average
- Other services
- 95.54.5% below the national average
Price level by component
Where the difference actually comes from.
| Component | Index | vs US | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goods | 93.8 | -6.2% | Groceries, fuel, clothing, durable purchases. |
| Housing | 68.2 | -31.8% | Rents and imputed rents — the biggest single swing factor. |
| Utilities | 73.9 | -26.1% | Electricity, gas, water and other household energy. |
| Other services | 95.5 | -4.5% | Healthcare, dining, repairs, personal services. |
What your salary is worth in Tulsa, OK
Enter a salary. We deflate it by the local price level (89.2 where 100 is the US average) and show what you would need to earn here to match the same pay somewhere average.
- Real value here
- $67,358
- Needed to match US average
- $53,611
- Monthly difference
- $-540
What a local paycheck is really worth
Nominal pay is only half the story.
The median household in Tulsa earns $60,093. Deflated by the local price level, that is $67,358 in national-average dollars — the BEA calls this real income, and it is simply income × 100 ÷ 89.2.
More on Tulsa
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2024 BEA Regional Price Parities, published for Tulsa, OK. Parities are metro-wide, so a single neighbourhood can sit well above or below these figures.