Wichita vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Wichita	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1811	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4315	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$978	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$1646	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3547	$752
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	46	17
😀 Quality of life	81	44
🏙️ Population	398K	7.01M

The cost of living in Wichita is 202% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 2761st and 7983rd ($1811 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1934th and 263rd 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 2 months in Wichita compared to 1.3 months in Zhumadian. Wichita ranked 204th best city to live in the United States vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 610th and 7353rd 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	$17.6	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.04	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$886	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1253	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$256	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.21%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1533	$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1491	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.2	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.89	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.27	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.76	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.38	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$921	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15897	$8478

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$521
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$519
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$487
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$567
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$504
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$516
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$562
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$613
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$529
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$520
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$522
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$595
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$457
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$520
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$556
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$610
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$524
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$643
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$545
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$540
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$513
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$588
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$513