| Index | Sunset Hill | Kansas City | Missouri |
| Cost of living | 142 | 94 | 91 |
| Goods & Services | 102 | 102 | 96 |
| Groceries | 104 | 104 | 99 |
| Health care | 107 | 107 | 99 |
| Housing | 239 | 78 | 78 |
| Transportation | 97 | 97 | 95 |
| Utilities | 98 | 98 | 98 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $150,641 | $12,553 | $3,515 | $4,520 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Missouri | 4.225% | 10.85% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Missouri | 1.5% | 5.4% |
| Item | Kansas City | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $18.00 | $17.49 | 2.9% |
| Beauty Salon | $35.50 | $38.17 | 7.0% |
| Toothpaste | $1.95 | $2.32 | 16.0% |
| Shampoo | $1.04 | $1.01 | 2.8% |
| Movie | $10.36 | $10.72 | 3.4% |
| Bowling | $17.40 | $13.86 | 25.5% |
| Item | Kansas City | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $4.69 | $3.90 | 20.3% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.78 | $1.40 | 27.5% |
| Milk | $2.08 | $1.96 | 6.0% |
| Potatoes | $3.06 | $3.18 | 3.9% |
| Pizza | $9.79 | $10.39 | 5.8% |
| Beer | $8.42 | $9.23 | 8.8% |
| Item | Kansas City | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $106.33 | $106.34 | 0.0% |
| Doctor | $136.48 | $115.25 | 18.4% |
| Dentist | $103.00 | $98.38 | 4.7% |
| Ibuprofen | $8.98 | $9.26 | 3.0% |
| Lipitor | $491.85 | $466.47 | 5.4% |
| Item | Kansas City | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $135,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 26.4% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $977.42 | $1,273.32 | 23.2% |
| Apartment Rent | $826.00 | $949.00 | 13.0% |
| Item | Kansas City | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.55 | $2.59 | 1.8% |
| Tire Balancing | $47.90 | $48.90 | 2.0% |
| Item | Kansas City | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $156.97 | $167.60 | 6.3% |
| Phone | $186.87 | $163.42 | 14.4% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| River Bend, MO | 1 | 101 | 1% |
| Randolph, MO | 22 | 86 | -14% |
| Sugar Creek, MO | 3,327 | 88 | -12% |
| Birmingham, MO | 227 | 88 | -12% |
| Kansas City, KS | 149,755 | 88 | -12% |
| Kansas City, MO | 471,767 | 94 | -6% |
| City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Mesa, AZ | 470,456 | 95 | -5% |
| Long Beach, CA | 469,793 | 139 | 39% |
| Sacramento, CA | 484,530 | 119 | 19% |
| Atlanta, GA | 456,378 | 108 | 8% |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 449,733 | 110 | 10% |
| Kansas City, MO | 471,767 | 94 | -6% |
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