| Index | Menlo | Kansas | National |
| Cost of living | 83 | 88 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 83 | 91 | 100 |
| Groceries | 96 | 96 | 100 |
| Health care | 89 | 94 | 100 |
| Housing | 68 | 77 | 100 |
| Transportation | 90 | 90 | 100 |
| Utilities | 100 | 98 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $123,946 | $10,329 | $2,892 | $3,719 |
| 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 | Menlo | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $22.33 | $27.62 | 19.1% |
| Beauty Salon | $32.67 | $51.11 | 36.1% |
| Toothpaste | $4.07 | $4.09 | 0.6% |
| Shampoo | $1.32 | $1.54 | 14.4% |
| Movie | $7.32 | $12.88 | 43.2% |
| Yoga | $12.50 | $19.66 | 36.4% |
| Item | Menlo | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.54 | $7.70 | 2.1% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.45 | $1.66 | 12.8% |
| Milk | $4.53 | $4.73 | 4.3% |
| Potatoes | $5.53 | $5.26 | 5.2% |
| Pizza | $12.67 | $12.76 | 0.7% |
| Beer | $9.70 | $10.55 | 8.1% |
| Item | Menlo | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $184.36 | $140.06 | 31.6% |
| Doctor | $149.91 | $153.82 | 2.5% |
| Dentist | $90.33 | $123.15 | 26.6% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.56 | $11.73 | 1.5% |
| Lipitor | $19.76 | $23.61 | 16.3% |
| Item | Menlo | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $220,920.00 | $326,622.00 | 32.4% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,673.14 | $2,480.25 | 32.5% |
| Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $1,444.00 | 100.0% |
| Item | Menlo | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.77 | $3.06 | 9.5% |
| Tire Balancing | $57.56 | $65.21 | 11.7% |
| Item | Menlo | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $213.26 | $220.12 | 3.1% |
| Phone | $206.93 | $195.71 | 5.7% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Selden, KS | 215 | 75 | 25.1% |
| Gem, KS | 120 | 76 | 24.0% |
| Rexford, KS | 179 | 86 | 13.6% |
| Menlo, KS | 46 | 83 | 17.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Ocotillo, CA | 46 | 123 | 22.8% |
| Volcano, CA | 46 | 120 | 19.8% |
| Whitley Gardens, CA | 46 | 117 | 17.1% |
| Fenwick, CT | 46 | 410 | 310.0% |
| Balltown, IA | 46 | 98 | 1.9% |
| Menlo, KS | 46 | 83 | 17.3% |
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