Edmonton vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edmonton	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4109	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$1004	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$1648	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2739	$3587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	63	46
😀 Quality of life	91	83
🏙️ Population	1.01M	398K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 0.7% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 2644th and 2697th ($1823 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 1945th 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 1.5 months in Edmonton compared to 2 months in Wichita. Edmonton ranked 16th best city to live in Canada vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 171st and 560th 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	$15.3	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.7	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1651	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.56%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2399	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2239	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.6	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8796	$16150

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1730
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1782
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2079
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1773
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1748
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1949
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1618
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1759
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1973
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2343
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1675
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2228
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2111
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2414
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2490
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1765
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1913
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1952
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2297
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2412
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2457
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2443
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2325
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2001

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