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
Shawnee is a supplemental starter city profile for the Kansas City-area family market in Kansas, useful for route coverage and 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 Shawnee minus Garden City.
| Metric | Garden City | Shawnee | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $824 | $1,945 | +$1,121 | Garden City | Garden City has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $235,086 | $429,158 | +$194,072 | Garden City | Garden City has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $197/mo | $179/mo | -$18/mo | Shawnee | Shawnee has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 101 | 97 | -4 | Shawnee | Shawnee has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $42,917 | $52,338 | +$9,421 | Garden City | Garden City has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 83/100 | 82/100 | -1 | Garden City | Garden City has the higher move score. |