Cost of living comparison

 Spain
compared to
 Kansas City (MO), United States
Kansas City vs. Spain Cost of Living Summary

Kansas City is 74.7% more expensive than Spain overall.

Restaurants
pay 16.3% more in Kansas City
Groceries
pay 76.2% more in Kansas City
Transportation
pay 1.9% less in Kansas City
Housing
pay 61.5% more in Kansas City
Childcare
pay 3.7 times more in Kansas City
Entertainment and Sports
pay 75.0% more in Kansas City
Clothing
pay 23.9% more in Kansas City

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and restaurants in Kansas City are more expensive than in Spain. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Kansas City.

Kansas City vs. Spain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kansas City instead of Spain, you would:

pay 16.3% more for restaurants

 
Spain
Kansas City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.87
€11.92
$16.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.22
€7.93
$10.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.13
€1.83
$2.36
 

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pay 76.2% more for groceries

 
Spain
Kansas City
Bread
1 loaf
$1.30
€1.12
$3.66
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.37
€5.48
$6.76
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.16
€3.57
$4.26
 

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pay 1.9% less for transportation

 
Spain
Kansas City
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.38
€5.49
$3.07
 
Monthly public transit pass $34.26
€29.46
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,643.92
€28,932.09
$36,336.95
 

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pay 61.5% more for housing

 
Spain
Kansas City
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.87
€27.41
$53.50
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $872.36
€750.19
$1,393.62
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $692.13
€595.20
$1,066.67
 

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

 
Spain
Kansas City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $385.97
€331.92
$1,357.76
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,352.21
€6,322.53
$28,840.00
 

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pay 75.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Spain
Kansas City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.84
€2.45
$6.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.98
€1.70
$4.51
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.66
€4.86
$7.14
 

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pay 23.9% more for clothing

 
Spain
Kansas City
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$75.89
€65.26
$56.43
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$32.12
€27.62
$42.50
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$77.96
€67.04
$93.62
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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