Cost of living in Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City, Kansas has about 155,135 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $167,400.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Wyandotte County is $1,546 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Kansas City. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, prices sit at 92.5 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Kansas taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.7% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Kansas City's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Kansas home paid 15.27¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Kansas City's bill.

EIA does not publish a Kansas gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Midwest (PADD 2) all-grades price was $4.237 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,033.76 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Kansas shares this price.

Among 184 places we list in Kansas with a rent figure, 33 have higher typical rent than Kansas City.