Cost of living comparison
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
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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.
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.36
|
$2.06
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.28
|
$3.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€2.89
|
$4.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.85
|
$2.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.70
|
$0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$2.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.97
|
$2.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.62
|
$1.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.70
|
$1.70
|
|
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
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€28,932.09
|
$36,336.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€12.53
|
$20.15
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€89.41
|
$170.63
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€36.86
|
$58.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€7.42
|
$15.00
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€78.59
|
$154.29
|
|
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