Edmonton vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edmonton	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4094	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$948	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$1630	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2961	$3603
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	63	46
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	1.01M	398K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 2% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 2475th and 2367th ($1769 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th and 1932nd 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 2 months in Wichita. Edmonton ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 181st and 552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Edmonton	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.07	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1601	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1315	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2901	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2327	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.47	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.2	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.6	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$689	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7826	$15994

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2077
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1743
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1770
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1886
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1491
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1638
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2007
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2284
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1540
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2163
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2054
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2023
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2327
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1792
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1612
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2021
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2280
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2495
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2488
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2466
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2317
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312