CreateContent 6 Value was either too large or too small for an Int32. <%=Date.Today.Year%> Cost of Living Calculator for Health:

Compare Cost of Living

Our Premium Cost of Living Calculator includes Health Indexes, Local Prices for Insurance Premiums, Common Surgery and Medical Procedures in Retirement and other must-know details. Click here to customize.

Health
  29.4% higher in Wilmington, North Carolina
than in Kansas City, Missouri
   Insurance cost
Kansas City, MOWilmington, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium90147.2100  63.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Kansas City, MOWilmington, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack95.299.7100  4.7%
Heart Failure97.297.3100  0.1%
Hip Knee Replacement101.795.6100  6.0%
Pneumonia102.796.7100  5.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Kansas City, MOWilmington, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,972$22,995$23,281  4.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,616$15,634$16,237  0.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,506$21,174$22,499  5.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,272$16,267$17,007  5.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Kansas City, MOWilmington, NCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.0%6.0%3.1%  700.0%
2015-201610.6%23.1%12.5%  117.9%
2016-201718.5%39.6%57.9%  114.1%
2017-201842.2%15.5%19.0%  63.3%
2018-2019-5.7%-1.4%-2.2%  75.4%
Since 201473.9%107.4%113.3%  45.3%
   Health Insurance Premiums
      State average
Cost of Taxes