Calgary vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$4836
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$998
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$2208
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$3778
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	46
😀 Quality of life	90	81
🏙️ Population	1.31M	398K

The cost of living in Calgary is 18% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1473rd and 2435th ($2149 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1891st in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 2.1 months in Wichita. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 131st and 488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Wichita

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	Calgary	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$16129

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1843
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1727
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1243
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1685
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1500
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1596
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1832
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$2026
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1841
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1807
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1732
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1577
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1835
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1772
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1854
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1515
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1580
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1835
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1840
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1690
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1899
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1765
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2100
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1864
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1961
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1919
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1953
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1931
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2258
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1874
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2045
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1909
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2308
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2231
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2316
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2179
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1802
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2287