9. Wichita, Kan.
Increase in Cost to Live Comfortably: $11,700.52
Percentage Increase in Cost to Live Comfortably: 26.81 percent
Even with the increases that helped propel it onto this list, Wichita’s residents are paying less to rent a one-bedroom apartment than the inhabitants of nearly every other city on this list. The city has the second-lowest average annual rent — only El Paso residents pay less — at just over $7,000 a year. The renter’s market plays a big part as to why Wichita is one of the worst cities to own investment property.