Wichita vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Wichita	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1811	$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4315	$4327
🏠 One person rent	$978	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$1646	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3547	$2587
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	46	46
😀 Quality of life	81	88
🏙️ Population	398K	750K

The cost of living in Wichita is 2% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 2761st and 2623rd ($1811 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1934th and 86th 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 204th best city to live in the United States vs Winnipeg ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 610th and 292nd 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	$17.6	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$886	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$1637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1253	$1548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$256	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$55.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.21%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1533	$2362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1491	$2380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.2	$82.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.89	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.27	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.76	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.38	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$77
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$921	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15897	$15143

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Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1859
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1296
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1449
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1597
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1357
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1809
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1908
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1830
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1790
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1836
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1902
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1853
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1505
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1702
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1902
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1832
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1646
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2173
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1871
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1931
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1942
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1952
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1924
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2327
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1824
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2008
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1885
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2372
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2307
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2499
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2349
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2085
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1846
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2357

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1403
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1834
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1637
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1761
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2138
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1668
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1947
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2011
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1703
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1927
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1748
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2351
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1636
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1739
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$1996
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2391
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2618
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2326
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2402
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1679
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2356
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2270
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2312
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2304
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2319
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2273
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2251
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2434
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2223
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2310