Cost of Living in Fort Dodge, IA

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1774
$4614
🛋️ Without rent
$771
$2768
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1002
$1845
🍽️ Food
$572
$1489
🚐 Transport
$49.2
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4181
😀 Quality of life
60
🏙️ Population
24.9K

The average cost of living in Fort Dodge is $1774, which is in the top 26% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 2421st out of 9294 in our global list, 1923rd out of 2202 in the United States, and 6th out of 24 in Iowa State.

The median after-tax salary is $4181, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months. Ranked 5432nd (TOP 58%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 2050th best city to live in the United States, and 24th most liveable city in Iowa State. With an estimated population of 24.9K, Fort Dodge is the 1802nd largest city in the United States.

✈️ Closest airport 5 km Fort Dodge Regional Airport
😷 Air quality Excellent 7.7 µg/m³
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Prices in Fort Dodge

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.02
 Cappuccino
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1649
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24493

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