Virginia Beach vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Virginia Beach	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2399	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5692	$4316
🏠 One person rent	$1509	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$2680	$1698
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4354	$3587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	74	46
😀 Quality of life	90	83
🏙️ Population	459K	398K

The cost of living in Virginia Beach is 32% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1045th and 2697th ($2399 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 916th and 1945th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Virginia Beach compared to 2 months in Wichita. Ranked 63rd vs 176th best cities to live in the United States, and 216th vs 560th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Virginia Beach vs Wichita

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	Virginia Beach	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.3	$59.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$5
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1571	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2887	$1639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2348	$1304
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2520	$1542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2299	$1487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.5	$54.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.4	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$4.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.88	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.78	$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.04	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.43	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.5	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$125	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.4	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$98.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1618	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16163	$16150

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Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710

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