Warsaw vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Warsaw	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4583	$4356
🏠 One person rent	$1244	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$1642
🍽️ Food expenses	$454	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2278	$3492
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	94	46
😀 Quality of life	87	85
🏙️ Population	1.86M	398K

The cost of living in Warsaw is 11% more expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 1966th and 2786th ($2026 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1921st 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 1.1 months in Warsaw compared to 1.9 months in Wichita. Warsaw ranked 1st best city to live in Poland vs Wichita ranked 150th in the United States, while ranked 348th and 462nd 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	$11.1	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.7	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.41	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.7	$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1304	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$945	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2244	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1574	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$316	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.04%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6614	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4194	$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.66	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.81	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.6	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.5	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$621	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16711	$16041

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Cities near Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1569
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1255
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$1028
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$1053
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1193
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1221
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1228
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1377
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$1062
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$1032
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$949
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1178
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1152
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1337
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$1165
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1283
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$1214
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$589
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$834
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1184
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1203
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1184
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$1070
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1220
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1198
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$987
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$898
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$1145
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1233
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1247
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$1068
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1133
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$1014
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1130
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$399

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1860
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1284
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1571
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1578
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1358
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1838
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1904
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1850
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1786
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1833
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1876
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1842
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1508
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1758
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1894
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1808
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1676
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1883
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1941
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1955
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1947
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2299
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1825
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2011
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1865
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2341
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2283
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2314
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2039
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1833
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2328