Cost of living comparison
Iowa is 7.0% cheaper than Texas.
If you lived in Iowa instead of Texas, you would:
pay 6.7% less for restaurants
Texas
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.66
|
$15.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
|
$9.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
|
$2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$1.72
|
|
pay 1.6% less for groceries
Texas
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.97
|
$2.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.07
|
$5.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$3.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.10
|
$2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
|
$4.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
|
$2.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$1.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
|
$2.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
|
$1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$1.29
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
Texas
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.95
|
$3.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.50
|
$41.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,182.43
|
$27,291.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.04
|
$14.84
|
|
pay 16.9% less for housing
Texas
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.80
|
$68.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,365.53
|
$1,107.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,173.17
|
$831.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.90
|
$140.13
|
|
pay 5.6% less for childcare
Texas
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,230.12
|
$1,030.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,408.62
|
$20,379.75
|
|
pay 0.8% more for entertainment and sports
Texas
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.10
|
$5.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.98
|
$5.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.41
|
$8.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.15
|
$45.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.51
|
$12.12
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Texas
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.24
|
$46.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.55
|
$41.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.95
|
$81.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.82
|
$106.97
|
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