Kansas City, Kansas Cost Of Living

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18%

Overall NAT. AVG.

9%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

41%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2023; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Kansas City	Kansas	National
Cost of living	82	88	100
Goods & Services	91	91	100
Groceries	92	94	100
Health care	88	100	100
Housing	59	76	100
Transportation	86	95	100
Utilities	102	98	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Kansas City is 7% lower than the Kansas average
The cost of living in Kansas City is 18% lower than the national average
Kansas City housing is 41% lower than the national average
Kansas general sales tax is 27% higher than the national average
Kansas state income tax is 37% 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	$58,509	$4,876	$1,365	$1,755
Renters	$32,277	$2,690	$753	$968

The percentage of monthly income spent on housing related expenses can help predict the affordability of housing in Kansas City, KS, as well as what the overall cost of living might be. Generally, a good rule to follow is that the debt-to-income (DTI) level you want to maintain is 28 percent or less of your income on your rent or mortgage payments and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses and debts. In Kansas City, homeowners have a median income of $58,509. Using that number, a maximum of $1,365 per month should be allocated to housing expenses. For those who are renting instead of owning, the median income is $32,277, which means there is a maximum of $753 to be spent on the costs of renting a home or apartment.

Kansas Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Kansas	6.5%	11.5%

Kansas Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Kansas	3.1%	5.7%

Goods & Services

Item	Kansas City	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.13	$22.08	8.8%
Beauty Salon	$33.07	$42.88	22.9%
Toothpaste	$1.83	$2.57	28.8%
Shampoo	$1.10	$1.15	4.6%
Movie	$11.76	$11.51	2.2%
Bowling	$15.60	$16.62	6.1%

Groceries

Item	Kansas City	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.70	$4.98	5.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.90	$1.58	19.9%
Milk	$2.42	$2.42	0.1%
Potatoes	$2.70	$3.54	23.7%
Pizza	$11.22	$11.49	2.4%
Beer	$9.20	$10.04	8.4%

Health Care

Item	Kansas City	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$89.60	$117.76	23.9%
Doctor	$90.64	$125.34	27.7%
Dentist	$101.00	$107.52	6.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.34	$10.26	0.8%
Lipitor	$472.68	$459.24	2.9%

Housing

Item	Kansas City	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$101,300.00	$184,700.00	45.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,768.20	$1,697.41	4.2%
Apartment Rent	$882.00	$949.00	7.1%

Transportation

Item	Kansas City	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.40	$3.85	11.6%
Tire Balancing	$47.24	$57.01	17.1%

Utilities

Item	Kansas City	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$177.31	$177.27	0.0%
Phone	$198.58	$189.62	4.7%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
River Bend, MO	9	92	8.0%
Ferrelview, MO	598	79	21.2%
Randolph, MO	28	79	20.6%
Sugar Creek, MO	3,281	81	18.9%
Birmingham, MO	172	82	18.3%
Kansas City, KS	153,014	82	18.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Macon-Bibb County, GA	153,026	86	13.9%
Palmdale, CA	153,240	116	16.0%
Sunnyvale, CA	152,569	204	103.7%
Pasadena, TX	152,537	87	13.0%
Springfield, MA	153,677	101	1.4%
Kansas City, KS	153,014	82	18.0%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2023; this is the most current data available.