Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Kansas
Leavenworth is a supplemental starter city profile for the military and Kansas City-adjacent market in Kansas, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Kansas
Kansas City is the border-metro comparison market in Kansas, promoted in source-ready batch 03 for comparisons around housing, wages, commute costs, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Leavenworth has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Kansas City has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Kansas City minus Leavenworth.
| Metric | Leavenworth | Kansas City | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,266 | $1,075 | -$191 | Kansas City | Kansas City has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $262,331 | $240,000 | -$22,331 | Kansas City | Kansas City has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $185/mo | $174/mo | -$11/mo | Kansas City | Kansas City has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 98 | 95 | -3 | Kansas City | Kansas City has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $47,104 | $53,000 | +$5,896 | Leavenworth | Leavenworth has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 86/100 | 80/100 | -6 | Leavenworth | Leavenworth has the higher move score. |