Beijing vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$575	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$3603
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	75	80
🏙️ Population	21.9M	398K

The cost of living in Beijing is 44% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 5387th and 2367th ($1016 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1932nd 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 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 2 months in Wichita. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 989th and 552nd 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	$3.86	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$15994

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312