Shanghai vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shanghai	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1128	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3104	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$605	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$1067	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$289	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$931	$3587
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	77	83
🏙️ Population	24.9M	398K

The cost of living in Shanghai is 38% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4879th and 2697th ($1128 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1945th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Shanghai compared to 2 months in Wichita. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 1383rd and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Wichita

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	Shanghai	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.7	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.69	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$848	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1510	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$875	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.2	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.36%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14877	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7318	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.8	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.41	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.6	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.7	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.8	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27624	$16150

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Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1729
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1242
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1659
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1535
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1368
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1821
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1875
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1755
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1761
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1810
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1893
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1838
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1898
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1456
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1620
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1896
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1886
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1912
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1753
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1831
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1872
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1879
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1896
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1883
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2261
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1848
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1959
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1854
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2311
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2271
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2390
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2266
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1985
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1841
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2293