Berlin vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$3587
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	96	83
🏙️ Population	3.78M	398K

The cost of living in Berlin is 23% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1418th and 2697th ($2222 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1945th 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 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 2 months in Wichita. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 35th and 560th 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	$16.6	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$16150

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

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