2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Spirit Lake, IA vs St. Peter, MN

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Is it cheaper to live in St. Peter or is it cheaper to live in Spirit Lake?
- St. Peter is 2.9% less expensive than Spirit Lake.

Which city has more affordable housing, St. Peter or Spirit Lake?
- St. Peter housing costs are 6.5% more expensive than Spirit Lake housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Spirit Lake or is Health Care more affordable in St. Peter.
- Health related expenses are 26.2% less in St. Peter.
 Spirit Lake, IASt. Peter, MNUnited States
 Overall  Unlock87.4100
 Food & Groceries98.8  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock85.8100
 Housing70.9  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$203,800$338,100
 Utilities94  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock71.8100
 Miscellaneous119.0  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Spirit Lake    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

We moved from a medium sized city in the West (about 100,000) to Spirit Lake a few years ago. Although it took a little while to get used to living in a small town  More

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Reviews for St. Peter    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Saint Peter is a wonderful small community with a large city 12 miles away for shopping and the Twin Cities metro area 50 miles away. Rural yet can be at a major league  More

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