Toronto vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Toronto	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2453	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5408	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$1480	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$2344	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$602	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$240	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3141	$3603
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	86	46
😀 Quality of life	93	80
🏙️ Population	2.79M	398K

The cost of living in Toronto is 35% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 861st and 2367th ($2453 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1932nd in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Toronto compared to 2 months in Wichita. Toronto ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 59th and 552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Toronto vs Wichita

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	Toronto	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1577	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2556	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.4	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.6	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9200	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7455	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.76	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.23	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.9	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1130	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17118	$15994

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Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095

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