Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Missouri
Lee's Summit is a Kansas City-area suburb and family market in Missouri, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Missouri
Kansas City is the large metro jobs and housing market in Missouri, promoted in source-ready batch 02 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Lee's Summit has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Kansas City has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Kansas City minus Lee's Summit.
| Metric | Lee's Summit | Kansas City | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,603 | $1,442 | -$161 | Kansas City | Kansas City has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $394,501 | $253,319 | -$141,182 | Kansas City | Kansas City has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $184/mo | $172/mo | -$12/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 | $50,400 | $63,840 | +$13,440 | Lee's Summit | Lee's Summit has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 83/100 | 82/100 | -1 | Lee's Summit | Lee's Summit has the higher move score. |