Rome vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rome	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1750	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$4836
🏠 One person rent	$929	$998
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$2208
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1885	$3778
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	46
😀 Quality of life	86	81
🏙️ Population	2.75M	398K

The cost of living in Rome is 4% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 2722nd and 2435th ($1750 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1891st in Italy and the United States, respectively. Check Italy vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 2.1 months in Wichita. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 294th and 488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Wichita

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	Rome	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$679	$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7363	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.91	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$513	$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10781	$16129

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262

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