Wichita vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Wichita	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1811	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4316	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$997	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$1698	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3587	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	46	45
😀 Quality of life	83	89
🏙️ Population	398K	750K

The cost of living in Wichita is 0.3% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 2697th and 2674th ($1811 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1945th and 79th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Wichita compared to 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Wichita ranked 176th best city to live in the United States vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 560th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Wichita vs Winnipeg

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	Wichita	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.8	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.23	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$886	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$729	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1639	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.38%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1542	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1487	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.6	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.61	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.01	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.34	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.51	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.5	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.7	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$919	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16150	$11646

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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

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714