Munich vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Munich	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2499	$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5815	$4356
🏠 One person rent	$1483	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$2594	$1642
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$248	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4507	$3492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	46
😀 Quality of life	94	85
🏙️ Population	1.51M	398K

The cost of living in Munich is 37% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 889th and 2786th ($2499 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1921st in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.9 months in Wichita. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Wichita ranked 150th in the United States, while ranked 38th and 462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Wichita

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	Munich	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.86	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2689	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12913	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8949	$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.84	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1039	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16629	$16041

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748

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