Warsaw vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Warsaw	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1607	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3809	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$995	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$1825	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$369	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1906	$3603
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	46
😀 Quality of life	83	80
🏙️ Population	1.86M	398K

The cost of living in Warsaw is 11% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 3022nd and 2367th ($1607 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1932nd in Poland and the United States, respectively. Check Poland vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Warsaw compared to 2 months in Wichita. Warsaw ranked 1st best city to live in Poland vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 410th and 552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Warsaw vs Wichita

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	Warsaw	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.81	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.05	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.93	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$749	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1958	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1406	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.2	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6081	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4065	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.12	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.55	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.02	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.23	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$522	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13608	$15994

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Cities near Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1324
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1302
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1090
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$882
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$884
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1082
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1125
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1083
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1170
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$964
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$947
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$989
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1051
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1234
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$983
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1173
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$935
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$469
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$866
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1098
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1057
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1025
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$950
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1107
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$902
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1131
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$974
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1105
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1108
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1016
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$893
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1020
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385

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