London vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$4356
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$1642
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$3492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	96	85
🏙️ Population	8.8M	398K

The cost of living in London is 105% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 20th and 2786th ($3740 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1921st in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in London compared to 1.9 months in Wichita. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Wichita ranked 150th in the United States, while ranked 12th and 462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Wichita

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	London	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$16041

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1860
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1284
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1571
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1578
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1358
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1838
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1904
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1850
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1786
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1833
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1876
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1842
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1508
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1758
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1894
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1808
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1676
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1883
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1941
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1955
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1947
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2299
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1825
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2011
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1865
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2341
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2283
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2314
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2039
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1833
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2328