Cost of living comparison
Iowa is 1.6% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Iowa instead of Canada, you would:
pay 2.4% more for restaurants
Canada
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
$14.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$8.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 13.0% more for groceries
Canada
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$5.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
$3.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$3.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$5.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$2.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$2.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$2.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$1.31
|
|
pay 16.8% less for transportation
Canada
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.79
|
$3.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.32
|
$41.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,870.16
|
$24,180.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.23
|
$14.77
|
|
pay 0.8% less for housing
Canada
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.61
|
$71.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.40
|
$970.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,303.45
|
$657.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.53
|
$140.85
|
|
pay 21.8% more for childcare
Canada
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.90
|
$907.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,191.03
|
$16,239.17
|
|
pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$4.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$4.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
$7.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.49
|
$38.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
$10.60
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
Canada
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.23
|
$43.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.51
|
$41.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.75
|
$77.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.84
|
$77.28
|
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