Manchester vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$3587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	91	46
😀 Quality of life	93	83
🏙️ Population	548K	398K

The cost of living in Manchester is 25% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1330th and 2697th ($2265 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1945th in the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 2 months in Wichita. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 107th and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Wichita

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	Manchester	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$16150

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

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