Chicago vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$4836
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$998
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$2208
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$3778
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
46
😀 Quality of life
96
81
🏙️ Population
2.75M
398K

The cost of living in Chicago is 47% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 483rd and 2435th ($2667 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 1891st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 2.1 months in Wichita. Ranked 3rd vs 124th best cities to live in the United States, and 20th vs 488th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Wichita

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Chicago Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$5.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$16129

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

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