Tulsa, OK

Cost of Living in Tulsa, OK (2026): Rent, Utilities & Take-Home

$2,794/mo in Tulsa. $2,561 left each month. Prices 11% below the US average.

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Monthly costs

Take-home $5,355/mo.

Taxes$1,681
Rent$967
Other living costs$1,827
Left over$2,561

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $84,429
Federal income tax: −$10,188
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,459
State income tax (OK): −$3,520
Take-home pay: $64,262
Effective tax rate: 23.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $967
Groceries: $356
Getting around: $536
Healthcare: $401
Utilities and internet: $223
Everything else: $312
Total spending: $2,794

Left over each month

$7,036 gross, minus $1,681 in tax and $2,794 in living costs.

$2,561

Average electric bill in Oklahoma

About $119 a month for a household using 900 kWh. That is the EIA residential price for Oklahoma in 2025, 13.21¢ per kWh. It is a state average, not a Tulsa utility bill, and the utilities line in the monthly costs above already includes a modelled power cost.

Cost of Living in Tulsa, OK (2026): Rent, Utilities & Take-Home

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