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

St. Matthews, Kentucky vs. West Des Moines, 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
  33.5% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in St. Matthews, Kentucky
   Insurance cost
St. Matthews, KYWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium71137100  93.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
St. Matthews, KYWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack99.294.1100  5.1%
Heart Failure104.795.8100  8.5%
Hip Knee Replacement97.588.5100  9.2%
Pneumonia107.494.7100  11.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
St. Matthews, KYWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,894$21,724$23,281  5.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,820$15,395$16,237  8.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,585$19,585$22,499  9.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,058$15,918$17,007  11.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
St. Matthews, KYWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20157.7%4.7%3.1%  39.0%
2015-2016-1.9%13.2%12.5%  794.7%
2016-201710.7%26.3%57.9%  145.8%
2017-201846.0%88.1%19.0%  91.5%
2018-20199.0%6.9%-2.2%  23.3%
Since 201486.2%201.2%113.3%  133.4%
   Health Insurance Premiums
      State average
Cost of Taxes
Popular Cost of Living Searches
Current CityComparison City
Ocean Isle Beach, North CarolinaBethany Beach, DelawareCompare
Hillsboro, OregonChaska, MinnesotaCompare
Kuttawa, KentuckyHobbs, New MexicoCompare
Tampa, FloridaMarathon, FloridaCompare
Huntsville, AlabamaFort Walton Beach, FloridaCompare
West Des Moines, IowaAnnapolis, MarylandCompare
Seguin, TexasVirginia Beach, VirginiaCompare
Dandridge, TennesseeEl Dorado Hills, CaliforniaCompare
Midland, TexasAnchorage, AlaskaCompare
Fishers, IndianaMonrovia, MarylandCompare