Moscow vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Moscow	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1585	$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3752	$4356
🏠 One person rent	$959	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$1694	$1642
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1020	$3492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	46
😀 Quality of life	72	85
🏙️ Population	13.3M	398K

The cost of living in Moscow is 13% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 3728th and 2786th ($1585 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1921st in Russia and the United States, respectively. Check Russia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.9 months in Wichita. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Wichita ranked 150th in the United States, while ranked 3206th and 462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Wichita

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	Moscow	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.58	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2372	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1313	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.13	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.19%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10959	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.9	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.44	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$146	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$735	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17546	$16041

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1860
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1284
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1571
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1578
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1358
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1838
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1904
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1850
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1786
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1833
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1876
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1842
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1508
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1758
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1894
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1808
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1676
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1883
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1941
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1955
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1947
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2299
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1825
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2011
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1865
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2341
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2283
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2314
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2039
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1833
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2328