Berlin vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$4356
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$1642
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$3492
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	95	85
🏙️ Population	3.78M	398K

The cost of living in Berlin is 26% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1275th and 2786th ($2302 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1921st 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 1.9 months in Wichita. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Wichita ranked 150th in the United States, while ranked 35th and 462nd 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	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$16041

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1860
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1284
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1571
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1578
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1358
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1838
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1904
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1850
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1786
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1833
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1876
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1842
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1508
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1758
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1894
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1808
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1676
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1883
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1941
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1955
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1947
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2299
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1825
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2011
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1865
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2341
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2283
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2314
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2039
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1833
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2328