Comparison
Food
Housing
Utilities
Commute
Health
Taxes
Childcare
Personal
Upgrade to Premium

Austin, Texas vs. Ames, Iowa

Health Compare

Our Premium Cost of Living Calculator includes Health Indexes, Local Prices for Insurance Premiums, Common Surgery and Medical Procedures in Retirement and other must-know details. Click here to customize.

Health
  33.8% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Austin, Texas
   Insurance cost
Austin, TXAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium83.9157.2100  87.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Austin, TXAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack107.896.5100  10.5%
Heart Failure10795.1100  11.1%
Hip Knee Replacement103.295.6100  7.4%
Pneumonia99.893.5100  6.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Austin, TXAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,878$22,271$23,281  10.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,190$15,285$16,237  11.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,849$21,156$22,499  7.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,787$15,715$17,007  6.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Austin, TXAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.2%4.7%3.1%  46.9%
2015-20165.1%13.2%12.5%  158.8%
2016-201719.0%26.3%57.9%  38.4%
2017-201835.6%88.1%19.0%  147.5%
2018-20192.3%6.9%-2.2%  200.0%
Since 201479.0%201.2%113.3%  154.7%
   Health Insurance Premiums
      State average
Cost of Taxes
Popular Cost of Living Searches
Current CityComparison City
Sandpoint, IdahoMantua, UtahCompare
Carmel, New YorkOrlando, FloridaCompare
Florence, OregonSanta Maria, CaliforniaCompare
Charlotte, North CarolinaWilmington, North CarolinaCompare
Round Rock, TexasReno, NevadaCompare
Lubbock, TexasPrineville, OregonCompare
Tampa, FloridaOlive Hill, KentuckyCompare
Holland, MichiganNew Haven, ConnecticutCompare
Fort Hancock, TexasArivaca, ArizonaCompare
Cornelius, North CarolinaMukwonago, WisconsinCompare