Madrid vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$3603
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	98	46
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	3.42M	398K

The cost of living in Madrid is 2% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 2443rd and 2367th ($1781 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1932nd in Spain and the United States, respectively. Check Spain vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 2 months in Wichita. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 151st and 552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Wichita

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	Madrid	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$15994

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312