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Cost of Living
Enjoy Quality Living at Affordable Rates
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Composite Score |
Grocery Items |
Housing |
Utilities |
Transportation |
Health Care |
Misc. Goods & Services |
| Manhattan, KS |
96.6 |
88.8 |
102.4 |
92.4 |
97.6 |
90.9 |
95.8 |
| Lawrence, KS |
92.7 |
92 |
88 |
98.9 |
96.6 |
96.6 |
93.5 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS |
96.3 |
94.4 |
87.6 |
93.7 |
98.8 |
95.5 |
105 |
| Chicago, IL |
110.5 |
104.1 |
127.4 |
111.4 |
106.6 |
98.6 |
100.1 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO |
103.5 |
103.9 |
110.3 |
89.4 |
99.1 |
107 |
102.4 |
| Los Angeles, CA |
148.1 |
112.3 |
249.6 |
89.7 |
113.5 |
107.6 |
103.6 |
| Manhattan, NY |
220.3 |
145.2 |
408.5 |
177.3 |
115.8 |
133.3 |
135.9 | Source: ACCRA Cost of Living Index 2008
To use the index, compare one City's index figure as a percentage of another's. Example: US Average = 100; Manhattan, KS = 6.6; difference = 3.4; So, Manhattan's Cost of Living is 3.4% below the national average.
Manhattan's Track Record
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Composite Score |
Grocery Items |
Housing |
Utilities |
Transportation |
Health Care |
Misc. Goods & Services |
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2008
Average |
96.6 |
88.8 |
102.4 |
92.4 |
97.6 |
90.9 |
95.8 |
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2006
Average |
98.3 |
89.4 |
98.4 |
101.4 |
101 |
90.2 |
100.7 |
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2005
Average |
95 |
89.9 |
91.6 |
92.7 |
97.5 |
89.9 |
100.3 |
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2004
Average |
95.1 |
87.1 |
100.7 |
97.2 |
95.7 |
87.7 |
93.4 |
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2003
Average |
98.5 |
96.9 |
98.9 |
93.7 |
102.1 |
88.1 |
100.5 |
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2002
Average |
96.5 |
96.8 |
96.9 |
91.8 |
101.1 |
86.6 |
97.3 |
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2001
Average |
97.6 |
97.4 |
102.5 |
98 |
98.7 |
91.3 |
94 |
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2000
Average |
93.3 |
94.4 |
93.2 |
91.7 |
96.9 |
89.4 |
92.8 |
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1999 Average |
94.9 |
99.2 |
93.4 |
91.8 |
100.5 |
89.8 |
93.8 | The ACCRA Cost of Living Index measures differences between 311 urban areas based on the cost of consumer goods and services, excluding taxes and non-consumer expenditures.
The index is derived from more than 60 items that are grouped into six categories, grocery, housing, utilities, transportation, health care, and miscellaneous goods and services. For comparison purposes the national average is equal to 100.
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