Amsterdam vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$3587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	46
😀 Quality of life	96	83
🏙️ Population	921K	398K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 72% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 143rd and 2697th ($3118 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1945th in the Netherlands and the United States, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 2 months in Wichita. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 31st and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Wichita

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	Amsterdam	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$16150

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1729
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1242
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1659
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1535
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1368
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1821
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1875
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1761
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1810
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1893
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1838
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1456
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1620
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1886
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1912
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1753
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1831
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1879
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1896
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1883
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2261
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1848
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1959
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1854
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2311
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2271
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2390
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2266
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1985
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1841
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2293