Cost of living comparison
Iowa is 8.1% cheaper than Arizona.
If you lived in Iowa instead of Arizona, you would:
pay 19.0% less for restaurants
Arizona
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.50
|
$14.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.11
|
$8.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
|
$2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
Arizona
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.93
|
$1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.12
|
$5.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
|
$3.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.20
|
$3.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
|
$5.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$2.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
|
$2.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
|
$2.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
|
$1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$1.31
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
Arizona
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
|
$3.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.89
|
$41.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,535.33
|
$24,180.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$14.77
|
|
pay 24.0% less for housing
Arizona
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.13
|
$71.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,525.55
|
$970.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,271.79
|
$657.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.27
|
$140.85
|
|
pay 0.8% more for childcare
Arizona
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.40
|
$907.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,788.44
|
$16,239.17
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
Arizona
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.11
|
$4.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.91
|
$4.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.67
|
$7.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.01
|
$38.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
|
$10.60
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
Arizona
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.13
|
$43.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.78
|
$41.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
|
$77.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.76
|
$77.28
|
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