Columbus vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Columbus | Wichita | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Columbus is 20% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1512th and 2697th ($2181 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd and 1945th in the United States.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 2 months in Wichita. Ranked 64th vs 176th best cities to live in the United States, and 217th vs 560th among the best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Columbus vs Wichita
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| Columbus | Wichita | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Columbus
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 8.6 km or 5.3 mi |  Upper Arlington | |
| 11 km or 7.1 mi | Grove | |
| 13 km or 8.3 mi | Gahanna | |
| 15 km or 9 mi | Hilliard | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Reynoldsburg | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Dublin | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Westerville | |
| 22 km or 13 mi | Pickerington | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Delaware | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Lancaster | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Marysville | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Newark | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Springfield | |
| 70 km or 43 mi | Chillicothe | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Marion | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Zanesville | |
| 86 km or 53 mi | Xenia | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Fairborn | |
| 94 km or 59 mi | Beavercreek | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Huber Heights | |
| 97 km or 60 mi | Mansfield | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Riverside | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Kettering | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Troy | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Athens | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Centerville | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Dayton | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Sidney | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Piqua | |
| 112 km or 69 mi | Trotwood | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Ashland | |
| 120 km or 74 mi | Lebanon | |
| 128 km or 80 mi | Middletown | |
| 128 km or 80 mi | Lima | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Wooster | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Mason | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Findlay | |
| 136 km or 84 mi | Portsmouth | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | New Philadelphia | |
| 146 km or 91 mi | Norwalk |
Cities near Wichita
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 17 km or 10 mi | Derby | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Newton | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Hutchinson | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Ponca | |
| 128 km or 80 mi | Salina | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Emporia | |
| 151 km or 94 mi | Enid | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Junction | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Bartlesville | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Stillwater | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Manhattan | |
| 205 km or 128 mi | Owasso | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Topeka | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Tulsa | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Claremore | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Sapulpa | |
| 218 km or 136 mi | Hays | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Edmond | |
| 230 km or 143 mi | Broken Arrow | |
| 232 km or 144 mi | Bixby | |
| 232 km or 144 mi | Lawrence | |
| 234 km or 146 mi | Pittsburg | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | Dodge | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Gardner | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Yukon | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Oklahoma City | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Midwest | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Del | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Mustang | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Olathe | |
| 258 km or 161 mi | Joplin | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Moore | |
| 263 km or 164 mi | Shawnee | |
| 266 km or 165 mi | Lenexa | |
| 268 km or 167 mi | Shawnee | |
| 270 km or 168 mi | Overland Park | |
| 274 km or 170 mi | Leawood | |
| 274 km or 171 mi | Norman | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Belton | |
| 276 km or 172 mi | Prairie Village |