Calgary vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$3603
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	46
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	1.31M	398K

The cost of living in Calgary is 15% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1646th and 2367th ($2077 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1932nd 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 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 2 months in Wichita. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 153rd and 552nd 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	$15.2	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$15994

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

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