Paris vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Paris	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2460	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5684	$4315
🏠 One person rent	$1432	$978
🏘️ Family rent	$2492	$1646
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3694	$3547
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	46
😀 Quality of life	94	81
🏙️ Population	2.1M	398K

The cost of living in Paris is 36% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 964th and 2761st ($2460 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1934th 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 1.5 months in Paris compared to 2 months in Wichita. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Wichita ranked 204th in the United States, while ranked 34th and 610th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/paris/wichita.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Paris vs Wichita infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/paris/wichita" target="_blank">Paris vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Paris vs Wichita

Prices for goods and services in Paris and Wichita are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Paris	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.32	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.85	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.68	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$705
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2756	$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2070	$1253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15102	$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10254	$1491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.22	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.25	$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$8.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.02	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$9.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.37	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.55	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1048	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19577	$15897

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1859
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1296
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1449
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1597
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1357
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1809
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1908
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1830
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1790
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1836
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1902
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1853
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1505
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1702
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1902
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1832
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1646
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2173
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1871
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1931
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1942
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1952
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1924
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2327
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1824
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2008
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1885
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2372
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2307
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2499
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2349
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2085
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1846
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2357