Los Angeles vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$4315
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$978
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$1646
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$3547
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	46
😀 Quality of life	93	81
🏙️ Population	3.9M	398K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 89% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 62nd and 2761st ($3420 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 1934th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 2 months in Wichita. Ranked 8th vs 204th best cities to live in the United States, and 50th vs 610th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Wichita

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	Los Angeles	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$705
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$8.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$9.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$15897

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1859
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1296
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1449
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1597
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1357
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1809
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1908
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1830
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1790
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1836
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1902
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1853
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1505
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1702
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1902
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1832
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1646
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2173
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1871
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1931
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1942
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1952
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1924
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2327
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1824
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2008
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1885
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2372
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2307
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2499
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2349
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2085
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1846
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2357