Hamilton vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamilton	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4455	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$1247	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$2030	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$542	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2780	$3603
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	73	46
😀 Quality of life	88	80
🏙️ Population	569K	398K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 11% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1784th and 2367th ($2017 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1.4 months in Hamilton compared to 2 months in Wichita. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 239th and 552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Wichita

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	Hamilton	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.4	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1072	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1990	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.1	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.79%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16293	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4716	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.08	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.22	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.8	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21263	$15994

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2185
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2142
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1783
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2089
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2370
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1899
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$1946
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2056
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1977
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1554
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2453
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2267
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1861
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2009
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2291
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1680
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2183
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2432
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2145
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$2101
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2082
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2056
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1554
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1936
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1840
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1849
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2195
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1910
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1799

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