Sydney vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sydney	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2640	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6276	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$1578	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$2764	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$366	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4008	$3587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	46
😀 Quality of life	100	83
🏙️ Population	5.45M	398K

The cost of living in Sydney is 46% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 649th and 2697th ($2640 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1945th in Australia and the United States, respectively. Check Australia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 2 months in Wichita. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Wichita ranked 176th in the United States, while ranked 3rd and 560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Wichita

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	Sydney	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.9	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.7	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.79	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1915	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1294	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3447	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.9	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12628	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7359	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.27	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.43	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.45	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29.1	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.6	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.3	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2071	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19140	$16150

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710

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