Edmonton vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$4356
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$1642
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$3492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	64	46
😀 Quality of life	90	85
🏙️ Population	1.01M	398K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 3% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 2524th and 2786th ($1878 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1921st 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 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.9 months in Wichita. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Wichita ranked 150th in the United States, while ranked 193rd and 462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Wichita

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	Edmonton	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$16041

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1860
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1284
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1571
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1578
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1358
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1838
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1904
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1850
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1786
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1833
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1876
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1842
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1508
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1758
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1894
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1808
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1676
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1883
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1941
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1955
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1947
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2299
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1825
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2011
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1865
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2341
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2283
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2314
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2039
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1833
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2328