St. Marys, KS Cost Of Living

St. Marys cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	St. Marys	Kansas	National
Cost of living index	92	89	100
Index	St. Marys	Kansas	National
Goods & Services index	102	95	100
Groceries index	102	94	100
Health care index	96	95	100
Housing index	72	76	100
Transportation index	94	93	100
Utilities index	100	98	100

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The cost of living in St. Marys is 3% higher than the Kansas average.
The cost of living in St. Marys is 8% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in St. Marys is 28% lower than the national average.
Kansas general sales tax is 28% higher than the national average.
Kansas state income tax is 30% higher than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$60,739	$5,062	$1,417	$1,822
Renters	$31,458	$2,622	$734	$944

Kansas Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Kansas	6.5%	10.15%

Kansas Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Kansas	2.9%	5.2%

Goods & Services

Item	St. Marys	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.58	$16.09	3.1%
Beauty Salon	$29.20	$37.33	21.8%
Toothpaste	$3.24	$2.45	32.2%
Shampoo	$0.99	$1.00	1.1%
Movie	$9.60	$10.28	6.6%
Bowling	$5.44	$4.93	10.2%

Groceries

Item	St. Marys	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.81	$3.80	0.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.78	$1.40	27.4%
Milk	$1.95	$2.01	2.9%
Potatoes	$2.84	$3.01	5.8%
Pizza	$9.89	$9.89	0.0%
Beer	$8.05	$8.90	9.5%

Health Care

Item	St. Marys	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$118.63	$102.16	16.1%
Doctor	$97.33	$108.36	10.2%
Dentist	$86.87	$92.53	6.1%
Ibuprofen	$8.56	$9.28	7.7%
Lipitor	$443.22	$425.82	4.1%

Housing

Item	St. Marys	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$139,000.00	$184,700.00	24.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$996.45	$1,202.44	17.1%
Apartment Rent	$598.00	$949.00	37.0%

Transportation

Item	St. Marys	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.09	$2.24	7.1%
Tire Balancing	$44.40	$46.29	4.1%

Utilities

Item	St. Marys	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$161.88	$165.96	2.5%
Phone	$30.00	$28.68	4.6%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Louisville, KS	251	77	-23%
Delia, KS	160	82	-18%
Emmett, KS	141	84	-16%
Paxico, KS	329	79	-21%
McFarland, KS	437	80	-20%
St. Marys, KS	2,793	92	-8%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Knoxville, IL	2,793	88	-12%
Elkton, VA	2,793	96	-4%
England, AR	2,793	86	-14%
DeCordova, TX	2,794	96	-4%
Alexander, AR	2,794	86	-14%
St. Marys, KS	2,793	92	-8%

Source: The St. Marys, KS cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

St. Marys, KS Cost of Living