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Cost & Benefits

Kansas City vs Manhattan

Simple answer

You'd likely save $120 a month in Manhattan.

Typical rent is $1,123 in Kansas City and $1,003 in Manhattan. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Kansas City

Kansas

Typical rent
$1,123
Typical pay
$62,401 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,546
Price index
92.5 (metro)

Manhattan

Kansas

Typical rent
$1,003
Typical pay
$60,172 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,107
Price index
90.2 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Kansas City and Manhattan are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.