Last updated 2026-06-15 ยท MovePlan Editorial Team
Well below the national average, with very cheap housing and relocation incentives.
Cost of living index (US avg = 100): 87
Median 2BR rent: $1,200/mo
Housing: 76 vs 100
Groceries: 93 vs 100
Utilities: 100 vs 100
Transportation: 94 vs 100
Healthcare: 93 vs 100
Tulsa pairs art deco architecture, a walkable downtown comeback, and the Tulsa Remote program with some of the lowest costs in the country. Affordable housing is the headline draw.