Minneapolis vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Minneapolis	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2308	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$1339	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$689	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4620	$3603
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	84	46
😀 Quality of life	88	80
🏙️ Population	430K	398K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 27% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1145th and 2367th ($2308 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1045th and 1932nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 2 months in Wichita. Ranked 53rd vs 152nd best cities to live in the United States, and 237th vs 552nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Wichita

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	Minneapolis	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.8	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.52	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1093	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2583	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1998	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.6	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3373	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2457	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.2	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.64	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.38	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1724	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27328	$15994

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682

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