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

Des Moines, Iowa vs. Sterling Heights, Michigan

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
  28.5% lower in Sterling Heights, Michigan
than in Des Moines, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Des Moines, IASterling Heights, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium13762.4100  54.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Des Moines, IASterling Heights, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94.197.6100  3.7%
Heart Failure95.8111100  15.9%
Hip Knee Replacement88.597100  9.6%
Pneumonia94.7110.9100  17.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Des Moines, IASterling Heights, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,724$22,531$23,281  3.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,395$17,829$16,237  15.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,585$21,467$22,499  9.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,918$18,655$17,007  17.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Des Moines, IASterling Heights, MIU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%0.4%3.1%  91.5%
2015-201613.2%2.0%12.5%  84.8%
2016-201726.3%6.9%57.9%  73.8%
2017-201888.1%37.1%19.0%  57.9%
2018-20196.9%0.5%-2.2%  92.8%
Since 2014201.2%50.8%113.3%  74.8%
   Health Insurance Premiums
      State average
Cost of Taxes
Popular Cost of Living Searches
Current CityComparison City
Franklin, TennesseeLiverpool, New YorkCompare
Warwick, Rhode IslandPompano Beach, FloridaCompare
East Honolulu, HawaiiBeavercreek, OhioCompare
Newport News, VirginiaStevensville, MarylandCompare
Worthington, OhioAnnapolis, MarylandCompare
Bridgeport, ConnecticutBurlington, VermontCompare
Merced, CaliforniaReston, VirginiaCompare
Columbia, MarylandSouth Charleston, West VirginiaCompare
Miami, FloridaBaltimore, MarylandCompare
Danbury, ConnecticutSanta Paula, CaliforniaCompare