Fresno vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fresno Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2277
$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5358
$4836
🏠 One person rent
$1457
$998
🏘️ Family rent
$2561
$2208
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3885
$3778
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
42
46
😀 Quality of life
79
81
🏙️ Population
542K
398K

The cost of living in Fresno is 25% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1183rd and 2435th ($2277 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1044th and 1891st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Fresno compared to 2.1 months in Wichita. Ranked 152nd vs 124th best cities to live in the United States, and 575th vs 488th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Wichita

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Fresno Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.5
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.07
$5.04
 Cappuccino
$4.6
$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2352
$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2130
$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$79.9
$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2718
$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.83
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$979
$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30020
$16129

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Clovis
$2281
23 km or 14 mi Sanger
$2409
28 km or 18 mi Selma
$2427
31 km or 19 mi Madera
$2614
37 km or 23 mi Reedley
$2424
44 km or 28 mi Dinuba
$2386
52 km or 32 mi Hanford
$2412
53 km or 33 mi Lemoore
$2498
66 km or 41 mi Visalia
$2079
76 km or 47 mi Tulare
$2231
79 km or 49 mi Corcoran
$2443
84 km or 52 mi Merced
$2151
96 km or 60 mi Atwater
$2374
99 km or 61 mi Los Banos
$2758
105 km or 65 mi Porterville
$2500
123 km or 76 mi Delano
$2557
124 km or 77 mi Turlock
$2570
138 km or 86 mi Ceres
$2401
138 km or 86 mi Wasco
$2557
142 km or 88 mi Patterson
$2735
143 km or 89 mi Soledad
$2852
143 km or 89 mi Hollister
$2963
144 km or 89 mi Sonora
$2706
145 km or 90 mi Modesto
$2312
145 km or 90 mi Oakdale
$2532
147 km or 91 mi Riverbank
$2428
150 km or 93 mi Paso Robles
$2187
161 km or 100 mi Gilroy
$3118
165 km or 102 mi Atascadero
$2016
166 km or 103 mi Salinas
$2897
168 km or 104 mi Bakersfield
$2271
170 km or 106 mi Manteca
$2561
170 km or 106 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
175 km or 109 mi Lathrop
$2557
176 km or 109 mi Watsonville
$3527
179 km or 112 mi Marina
$2970
180 km or 112 mi Tracy
$2250
184 km or 114 mi Seaside
$2839
185 km or 115 mi San Luis Obispo
$2868
188 km or 117 mi Stockton
$2194

Cities near Wichita

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Derby
$1843
40 km or 25 mi Newton
$1727
66 km or 41 mi Hutchinson
$1243
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1685
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1500
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1596
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1832
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$2026
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1841
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1755
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1807
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1732
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1577
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1835
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1772
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1854
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1515
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1580
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1835
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1840
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1690
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1899
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1765
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$2100
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1864
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1961
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1919
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1953
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1931
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2258
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1874
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$2045
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1909
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2308
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2231
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2433
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2316
274 km or 171 mi Norman
$2179
275 km or 171 mi Belton
$1802
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2287