Paris vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Paris	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2357	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5959	$4836
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$998
🏘️ Family rent	$2858	$2208
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$261	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3414	$3778
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	46
😀 Quality of life	95	81
🏙️ Population	2.15M	398K

The cost of living in Paris is 30% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 998th and 2435th ($2357 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1891st in France and the United States, respectively. Check France vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 2.1 months in Wichita. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 22nd and 488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Wichita

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	Paris	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.18	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.99	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.16	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1077	$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3334	$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2404	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13808	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9821	$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.38	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.9	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.13	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18941	$16129

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1843
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1727
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1243
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1685
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1500
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1596
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1832
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$2026
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1841
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1807
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1732
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1577
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1835
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1772
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1854
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1515
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1580
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1835
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1840
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1690
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1899
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1765
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2100
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1864
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1961
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1919
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1953
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1931
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2258
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1874
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2045
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1909
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2308
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2231
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2316
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2179
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1802
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2287