Cost of living
What does your money buy in Kansas City?
Pick where you’re moving from and drop in your income. I’ll show you how far the same paycheck stretches here — line by line, from housing to groceries.
Moving to Kansas City from
Your household income
$
$40K$400K
$100,000 in San Francisco lives like
$184,270
in Kansas City.
Same lifestyle, 84% more room to breathe. Housing does most of the work — it runs about 67% less than San Francisco.
$84,270
extra buying power each year
84%
further your money goes
Where the difference lives
San FranciscoKansas City
Housing
67% cheaper here
254
85
Groceries
16% cheaper here
116
97
Utilities
35% cheaper here
149
97
Transportation
38% cheaper here
141
88
Health care
37% cheaper here
124
78
Misc. goods & services
27% cheaper here
120
88
Index where 100 = the U.S. average across all participating cities. Method: C2ER Cost of Living Index (coli.org), six components. Sample figures shown for demonstration.
The real number
This is the citywide average. Yours is personal.
Send me your actual situation — rent or price range, commute, must-haves — and I’ll build a real side-by-side for your move to KC. No cost, no obligation.
- →What your housing budget really buys here
- →Neighborhoods that fit your commute
- →A few current listings in your range