Bucharest vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bucharest	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2864	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$525	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$907	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1391	$3587
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	77	46
😀 Quality of life	81	83
🏙️ Population	1.72M	398K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 38% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4913th and 2697th ($1116 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1945th 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 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 2 months in Wichita. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 646th and 560th 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	$11.7	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.27	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.28%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3651	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2102	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.02	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.8	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.4	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.7	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14350	$16150

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749

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