| Index | Manter | Kansas | National |
| Cost of living | 81 | 89 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 100 | 92 | 100 |
| Groceries | 98 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care | 100 | 97 | 100 |
| Housing | 41 | 76 | 100 |
| Transportation | 100 | 90 | 100 |
| Utilities | 94 | 107 | 100 |


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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $57,500 | $4,792 | $1,342 | $1,725 |
| Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Kansas | 6.5% | 11.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Kansas | 3.1% | 4.7% |
| Item | Manter | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $23.33 | $24.26 | 3.8% |
| Beauty Salon | $45.83 | $45.56 | 0.6% |
| Toothpaste | $3.47 | $3.70 | 6.2% |
| Shampoo | $1.22 | $1.28 | 4.9% |
| Movie | $18.99 | $12.13 | 56.5% |
| Bowling | $29.17 | $18.00 | 62.0% |
| Item | Manter | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.63 | $5.84 | 3.5% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.38 | $1.57 | 12.6% |
| Milk | $4.69 | $4.67 | 0.4% |
| Potatoes | $3.88 | $4.93 | 21.3% |
| Pizza | $12.82 | $12.09 | 6.1% |
| Beer | $10.59 | $10.41 | 1.7% |
| Item | Manter | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $82.33 | $125.68 | 34.5% |
| Doctor | $99.00 | $135.78 | 27.1% |
| Dentist | $103.33 | $113.29 | 8.8% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.75 | $10.65 | 0.9% |
| Lipitor | $538.16 | $468.60 | 14.8% |
| Item | Manter | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $60,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 67.5% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,880.89 | $2,346.69 | 22.8% |
| Apartment Rent | $592.00 | $949.00 | 37.6% |
| Item | Manter | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.71 | $3.46 | 7.1% |
| Tire Balancing | $67.11 | $59.92 | 12.0% |
| Item | Manter | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $155.08 | $193.99 | 20.1% |
| Phone | $194.35 | $192.25 | 1.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Johnson City, KS | 1,110 | 82 | 17.9% |
| Manter, KS | 249 | 81 | 18.5% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Tusayan, AZ | 249 | 108 | 7.6% |
| Groveland, CA | 249 | 140 | 40.4% |
| Pittman, FL | 249 | 133 | 32.8% |
| Renwick, IA | 249 | 80 | 19.6% |
| Steamboat Rock, IA | 249 | 74 | 25.7% |
| Manter, KS | 249 | 81 | 18.5% |