Detroit vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$4315
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$978
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$1646
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$3547
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
46
😀 Quality of life
87
81
🏙️ Population
639K
398K

The cost of living in Detroit is 14% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1839th and 2761st ($2070 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 1934th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 2 months in Wichita. Ranked 98th vs 204th best cities to live in the United States, and 319th vs 610th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Wichita

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Detroit Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$5.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$705
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$1253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$1491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$9.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$15897

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600

Cities near Wichita

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Derby
$1859
40 km or 25 mi Newton
$1750
66 km or 41 mi Hutchinson
$1296
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1449
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1597
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1357
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1809
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$1908
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1833
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1830
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1790
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1836
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1574
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1902
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1853
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1901
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1505
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1702
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1904
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1902
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1832
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1917
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1646
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$2173
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1871
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1931
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1942
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1952
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1924
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2327
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1824
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$2008
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1885
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2372
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2307
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2499
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2349
274 km or 171 mi Norman
$2085
275 km or 171 mi Belton
$1846
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2357