Long Beach vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Long Beach	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6397	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$1879	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$3145	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$3587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	46
😀 Quality of life	78	83
🏙️ Population	467K	398K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 57% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 327th and 2697th ($2851 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 273rd and 1945th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Long Beach compared to 2 months in Wichita. Ranked 271st vs 176th best cities to live in the United States, and 982nd vs 560th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Wichita

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	Long Beach	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.12	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.7	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1662	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3174	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2872	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.49%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7032	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6937	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.2	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.81	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.07	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.93	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.3	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.2	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1674	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19997	$16150

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821

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