Berlin vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$4315
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$978
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$1646
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$3547
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	94	81
🏙️ Population	3.78M	398K

The cost of living in Berlin is 31% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1150th and 2761st ($2371 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1934th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 2 months in Wichita. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Wichita ranked 204th in the United States, while ranked 45th and 610th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Wichita

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	Berlin	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$705
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$1253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$1491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$9.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$15897

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1859
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1296
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1449
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1597
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1357
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1809
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1908
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1830
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1790
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1836
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1902
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1853
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1505
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1702
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1902
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1832
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1646
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2173
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1871
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1931
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1942
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1952
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1924
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2327
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1824
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2008
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1885
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2372
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2307
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2499
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2349
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2085
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1846
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2357