Chicago vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$4316
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$997
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$1698
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$577
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$3587
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
46
😀 Quality of life
97
83
🏙️ Population
2.75M
398K

The cost of living in Chicago is 55% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 394th and 2697th ($2799 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th and 1945th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 2 months in Wichita. Ranked 2nd vs 176th best cities to live in the United States, and 16th vs 560th 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
$19.2
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$16150

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

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