Beijing vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$4545
🏠 One person rent	$605	$973
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$3962
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	78	81
🏙️ Population	21.9M	398K

The cost of living in Beijing is 40% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4887th and 2417th ($1065 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1921st 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 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 2.2 months in Wichita. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Wichita ranked 91st in the United States, while ranked 583rd and 386th 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	$3.9	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$811
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$741
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$1561
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$1485
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$4.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$913
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$15991

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1820
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1703
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1728
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1575
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1784
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1827
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1854
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1741
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1787
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1777
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1708
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1695
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1765
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1773
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1499
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1604
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1771
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1777
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1456
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1887
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1778
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$1996
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1880
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1969
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1943
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1956
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1944
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2157
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1836
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2049
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1916
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2186
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2154
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2242
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2171
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2144
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$2147
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2187