Cost of Owning a Car in Kansas
How Kansas’s gas prices, electricity rates, sales tax and insurance costs affect what you’ll typically pay to own a vehicle.
Kansas at a glance
Gas price
$3.15per gallon, illustrative averageElectricity
$0.14per kWh, illustrative averageSales tax
6.50%plus ~$55 average registrationInsurance in Kansas runs close to the national average in this model, reflected as a 0.95× multiplier on our base class rates.
What drives the cost in Kansas
Costs are pushed up mainly by sales tax (about $703 more over 5 years). Working in your favor: gas prices (about $851 less over 5 years) and insurance rates (about $408 less over 5 years). (Figures are for a typical SUV compared with the average state.)
5-year cost by vehicle class in Kansas
Uses real market-average vehicle prices per class (from our 152-vehicle MarketCheck pull) combined with Kansas-specific tax, fee, fuel and insurance data.
Sedan
$33,0545-year estimate, $551/moSUV / crossover
$45,1595-year estimate, $753/moTruck
$47,3605-year estimate, $789/moElectric
$48,2235-year estimate, $804/moLuxury
$68,5105-year estimate, $1,142/moPopular vehicles: 5-year cost in Kansas
2026 Toyota RAV4
$34,4965-year cost in KansasFull breakdown →2026 Honda CR-V
$34,1105-year cost in KansasFull breakdown →2026 Toyota Camry
$30,4595-year cost in KansasFull breakdown →2026 Honda Civic
$26,1895-year cost in KansasFull breakdown →2026 Ford F-150
$59,3865-year cost in KansasFull breakdown →2026 Tesla Model Y
$38,2345-year cost in KansasFull breakdown →2026 Chevrolet Equinox
$39,1115-year cost in KansasFull breakdown →2026 Toyota Corolla
$26,1525-year cost in KansasFull breakdown →EV vs. gas in Kansas
At Kansas’s $0.14/kWh electricity and $3.15/gal gas, charging a typical EV at home costs about $554 a year, versus about $1,219 a year to fuel a typical gas sedan — a savings of $665 per year. Run your own numbers with the EV vs. gas calculator.