Beijing vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$589	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$3587
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	73	83
🏙️ Population	21.9M	398K

The cost of living in Beijing is 43% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 5355th and 2697th ($1029 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1945th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 2 months in Wichita. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 2546th and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Wichita

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	Beijing	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$16150

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

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