Bucharest vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$4356
🏠 One person rent	$535	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$1642
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$3492
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	46
😀 Quality of life	84	85
🏙️ Population	1.72M	398K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 37% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4935th and 2786th ($1138 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1921st in Romania and the United States, respectively. Check Romania vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.9 months in Wichita. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Wichita ranked 150th in the United States, while ranked 508th and 462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Wichita

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	Bucharest	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$16041

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

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