Berlin vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$3603
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	3.78M	398K

The cost of living in Berlin is 12% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1762nd and 2367th ($2027 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1932nd 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 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 2 months in Wichita. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 21st and 552nd 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	$14.6	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$15994

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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