Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Kansas
Garden City is a supplemental starter city profile for the western Kansas regional market in Kansas, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Kansas
Manhattan is a college and military-adjacent market in Kansas, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Garden City has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Garden City has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Manhattan minus Garden City.
| Metric | Garden City | Manhattan | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $824 | $946 | +$122 | Garden City | Garden City has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $235,086 | $206,400 | -$28,686 | Manhattan | Manhattan has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $197/mo | $180/mo | -$17/mo | Manhattan | Manhattan has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 101 | 97 | -4 | Manhattan | Manhattan has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $42,917 | $47,700 | +$4,783 | Garden City | Garden City has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 83/100 | 84/100 | +1 | Manhattan | Manhattan has the higher move score. |