Hong Kong vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$3587
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	83	83
🏙️ Population	7.41M	398K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 50% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 532nd and 2697th ($2718 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1945th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 2 months in Wichita. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 548th and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Wichita

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	Hong Kong	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$16150

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

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