Do you have any gas to the house, or is everything electric? If it's just running a new gas connection to the kitchen and you have gas elsewhere, it's not too pricey. We did this (as part of our remodel, though not for our stove---to move our water heater and furnace to different rooms) and it was comparable to other plumbing connections (a couple of hours of work; our HVAC people did it but the plumber was happy to do it as well).

If you don't have gas at all, though, that's another ball game and I'd imagine it might be quite costly---you'd have to call the gas company to find out. Maybe someone will have some experience with that.

Thx Artemis. The house that I'm trying to purchase has all electric. I don't like it for cooking, much prefer gas. Wondering if a propane tank setup would work. It's a rural area and older home.

Propane would work but something else to consider is induction. There's lot of info about induction cooktops and ranges on the appliance forum.

We don't have natural gas where I live so anyone who wants gas cooking has to install a propane line. We currently have all electric but are purchasing a new range soon. I actually have on my TO DO list to call the propane company to see how much it's going to cost me to install propane. One thing you do have to know - when you are purchasing your range, make sure that you have it converted to propane gas by the manufacturer. I was just out looking at ranges today and one of the things the sales rep told me is to make sure that you have the the conversion done by the manufacturer. Some installers will do it after the fact using a conversion kit, but she said that can null the warranty. Just make sure you ask the right questions before you order!

All gas ranges come with the conversion kit supplied by the manufacturer. Your installer can do the conversion. If you need the LP, tank and the pipe, it will be in the $1000 range. You'll probably have the choice of leasing or buying the tank and you will get the first fill included in the thousand dollar estimate I'm giving you. After that you will pay for the tank to be filled and the yearly lease payment. I used to own my LP tank until I went to heat pump but this time it was cheaper to lease. I had electric out here and tried for 6 years to learn to cook with electric. I finally threw in the towel and put in an LP tank. I did try the induction hot plate and although I think I could have learned to use it, gas is still my preference. Natural gas and LP gas do supply a slightly different degree of heat but I can live with it. I will never try cooking on electric again. Those who have always had electric prefer it.

We did a conversion from gas to electric in our current home, and are considering a gas to electric conversion some day in our cabin (that will be propane). Agree with all the above.
If you are a very serious cook, you will know that after the conversion, the BTUs will be slightly less than listed by the manufacturer. Also as much as I love our gas cooktop, if I was doing our conversion at home today, I would include a one or two induction burner modules along with the gas. We cook a lot of pasta, and the induction would be great for boiling water.

Thank you all! Ths has helped me a lot. Good to have a ballpark figure and the differences too.

Have you considered induction? If not, do a search on the appliances forum. There are many long-time gas users that made the switch and are very happy with induction.

Most of the natural gas to propane conversions decrease the output of the burners.

If you want (or need) full burner output there are some stoves designed for propane.

We changed from Gas to Induction and love it. We are serious cooks and would never go back. Way too many benefits to Induction for us...

We did this. Actually we were building, but didn't have access to natural gas, and have never had gas appliances of any kind. I looked for a rangetop that was manufactured for propane, so that no conversion or related BTU loss was necessary. Capital, Monogram, Wolf, BlueStar and probably others offer propane ranges. We have a small tank (120 gallons?) that has been refilled once in 3 years, because the rangetop is the only thing hooked up to it.

It was something that first month to get used to the flame and power of the gas, but I'm sure glad we did it.

We recently got a new gas stove and had to get a propane tank b/c the local gas/electric company can't add any additional users to the system here. We couldn't be happier. We also upgraded to a gas boiler and have a gas dryer ready to go in, and plans for a tankless gas water heater.

I agree it's a good idea to seriously look into induction. It wasn't for us, but many people love it.

I was also a diehard gas fan until moving to a house with only electric power. The only site for a propane tank was next to the driveway.

I purchased an induction cooktop (De Dietrich) and would NEVER go back to gas. It's as quick and responsive as gas, much more energy efficient (no heat escaping from flame to pan) and a breeze to clean up.

My cooktop also has a timer for every "burner" which is my favorite feature. No overcooked pasta ever again! One burner also has a delay start.

It is truly the best appliance I have ever purchased.

I was seriously looking at induction but with the iffy power here, it didn't make sense to buy an electric stove. I used the money to remodel my bathroom. Got a walk in shower! I don't regret it for a minute. And I got a scratch and dent low end simple as I could get gas range. But even at that, I'm not thrilled with my burner choices. The simmer burner is just that and the power burner is just that. I would rather have 4 burners that I can adjust. The simmer is still too hot. The power can't be turned down low enough so if I need 4 burners, I have to watch that power burner all the time or burn something. And now that I know what I know, I might be in the market for a different gas stove eventually. I didn't pay much for this one so getting a couple hundred bucks for it won't hurt me. In the meantime, I am able to cook again and that's something I had given up on with the electric stove.