Madrid vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Madrid	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2015	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4668	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$1177	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$2051	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2580	$3587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	98	46
😀 Quality of life	92	83
🏙️ Population	3.42M	398K

The cost of living in Madrid is 11% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1962nd and 2697th ($2015 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1945th 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 176th in the United States, while ranked 142nd and 560th 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	$16.4	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.3	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2482	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8353	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4881	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$678	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12418	$16150

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703

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