Sydney vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sydney	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2539	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6160	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$1496	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$2729	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$374	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4315	$3603
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	100	80
🏙️ Population	4.84M	398K

The cost of living in Sydney is 40% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 745th and 2367th ($2539 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1932nd 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 1.7 months in Sydney compared to 2 months in Wichita. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 2nd and 552nd 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	$13.7	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.73	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.29	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1823	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1225	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3607	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2246	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.3	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13272	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7795	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$133	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.76	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.32	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.2	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.66	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.7	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1992	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17957	$15994

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312