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Wichita cost of living (KS)

Price levels published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis for Wichita, KS, with the national average set to 100 — so 108 means things cost 8% more here than the US average.

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Quick answer

Wichita costs 11.1% below the national average — all-items price level 88.9, rank 93 of 94 covered metros. A $100,000 national-average salary needs to be $88,946 here. Housing is the reason, at 66.2.

All items
88.9US average = 100
Housing
66.233.8% below the national average
Goods
94.06.0% below the national average
Other services
93.86.2% below the national average

Price level by component

Where the difference actually comes from.

ComponentIndexvs USWhat it covers
Goods94.0-6.0%Groceries, fuel, clothing, durable purchases.
Housing66.2-33.8%Rents and imputed rents — the biggest single swing factor.
Utilities88.5-11.5%Electricity, gas, water and other household energy.
Other services93.8-6.2%Healthcare, dining, repairs, personal services.

What your salary is worth in Wichita, KS

Enter a salary. We deflate it by the local price level (88.9 where 100 is the US average) and show what you would need to earn here to match the same pay somewhere average.

Real value here
$69,913
Needed to match US average
$55,311
Monthly difference
$-573

What a local paycheck is really worth

Nominal pay is only half the story.

$62,185 median household income in Wichita is worth $69,913 in national-average dollars. BEA calls that real income: income × 100 ÷ 88.9.

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Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities

2024 BEA Regional Price Parities, published for Wichita, KS. Parities are metro-wide, so a single neighbourhood can sit well above or below these figures.