Wichita vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Wichita	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1820	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4356	$1589
🏠 One person rent	$968	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$1642	$378
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3492	$678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	46	17
😀 Quality of life	85	44
🏙️ Population	398K	7.01M

The cost of living in Wichita is 205% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 2786th and 7977th ($1820 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1921st and 234th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Wichita compared to 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Wichita ranked 150th best city to live in the United States vs Zhumadian ranked 340th in China, while ranked 462nd and 7375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Wichita vs Zhumadian

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	Wichita	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.5	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.92	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1753	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1201	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$65.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1544	$3286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1474	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.89	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.52	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$5.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.7	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$919	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16041	$9042

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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

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$543
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$598
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$572
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$542
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$491
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$556
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$509
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$520
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$561
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$590
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$594
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$518
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$601
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$523
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$518
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$591
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$511
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$483
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$516
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$554
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$602
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$608
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$514
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$639
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$544
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$525
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$540
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$506
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$581
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$507