Long Beach vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Long Beach	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2732	$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6311	$4356
🏠 One person rent	$1782	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$3096	$1642
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4305	$3492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	46
😀 Quality of life	78	85
🏙️ Population	467K	398K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 50% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 524th and 2786th ($2732 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd and 1921st in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 1.9 months in Wichita. Ranked 282nd vs 150th best cities to live in the United States, and 992nd vs 462nd 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	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.1	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1544	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3153	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2806	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7165	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.66	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.99	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.4	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1666	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22757	$16041

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059

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