Index | Country Overlook | Wichita | Kansas |
Cost of living | 88 | 92 | 89 |
Goods & Services | 99 | 99 | 92 |
Groceries | 98 | 98 | 97 |
Health care | 94 | 94 | 97 |
Housing | 66 | 78 | 76 |
Transportation | 92 | 92 | 90 |
Utilities | 104 | 104 | 107 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Household | $43,359 | $3,613 | $1,012 | $1,301 |
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 | Wichita | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $25.61 | $24.26 | 5.6% |
Beauty Salon | $47.04 | $45.56 | 3.2% |
Toothpaste | $3.63 | $3.70 | 1.9% |
Shampoo | $1.15 | $1.28 | 10.1% |
Movie | $11.66 | $12.13 | 3.9% |
Bowling | $12.94 | $18.00 | 28.1% |
Item | Wichita | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.07 | $5.84 | 3.9% |
Fried Chicken | $1.37 | $1.57 | 13.0% |
Milk | $4.68 | $4.67 | 0.1% |
Potatoes | $4.62 | $4.93 | 6.4% |
Pizza | $12.02 | $12.09 | 0.5% |
Beer | $9.70 | $10.41 | 6.8% |
Item | Wichita | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $150.93 | $125.68 | 20.1% |
Doctor | $112.22 | $135.78 | 17.3% |
Dentist | $99.52 | $113.29 | 12.1% |
Ibuprofen | $10.31 | $10.65 | 3.2% |
Lipitor | $521.48 | $468.60 | 11.3% |
Item | Wichita | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $138,100.00 | $184,700.00 | 25.2% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,619.59 | $2,346.69 | 31.0% |
Apartment Rent | $821.00 | $949.00 | 13.5% |
Item | Wichita | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.14 | $3.46 | 9.4% |
Tire Balancing | $56.76 | $59.92 | 5.3% |
Item | Wichita | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $200.72 | $193.99 | 3.5% |
Phone | $199.37 | $192.25 | 3.7% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Oaklawn-Sunview, KS | 3,354 | 81 | 19.1% |
Douglass, KS | 1,774 | 85 | 15.1% |
Haysville, KS | 11,260 | 89 | 10.8% |
Bentley, KS | 474 | 91 | 9.4% |
Sedgwick, KS | 1,514 | 92 | 8.2% |
Wichita, KS | 390,566 | 92 | 7.9% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
New Orleans, LA | 391,249 | 106 | 6.0% |
Tampa, FL | 395,912 | 107 | 7.5% |
Arlington, TX | 397,269 | 105 | 4.7% |
Cleveland, OH | 383,331 | 83 | 17.4% |
Bakersfield, CA | 379,879 | 121 | 20.6% |
Wichita, KS | 390,566 | 92 | 7.9% |