Cost of living comparison

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Iowa is 13.7% cheaper than Montana.

If you lived in Iowa instead of Montana, you would:

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pay 19.1% less for restaurants

 
Montana
Iowa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $22.08
 
$15.50
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.83
 
$9.86
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.17
 
$2.25
 

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pay 7.3% less for groceries

 
Montana
Iowa
Bread
1 loaf
$3.51
 
$2.75
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.34
 
$5.26
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.08
 
$3.55
 

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pay 17.2% less for transportation

 
Montana
Iowa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.51
 
$3.26
 
Monthly public transit pass $45.00
 
$41.60
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,007.17
 
$28,209.92
 

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pay 24.8% less for housing

 
Montana
Iowa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$81.26
 
$68.83
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,501.94
 
$1,149.79
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,420.42
 
$848.38
 

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pay 9.8% less for childcare

 
Montana
Iowa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,302.15
 
$1,043.98
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,987.50
 
$19,039.50
 

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pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Montana
Iowa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.97
 
$4.95
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.94
 
$5.14
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.59
 
$8.68
 

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pay 18.1% less for clothing

 
Montana
Iowa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$62.80
 
$50.44
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$65.21
 
$39.50
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.93
 
$83.35
 

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