City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Dubuque | Sioux City | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $915/mo | $904/mo | 1.2% higher in A |
| Median home value | $178,000 | $149,800 | 18.8% higher in A |
| Median household income | $63,520 | $64,250 | 1.1% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 94.5 | 94.7 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 84.4 | 85.4 | 1.2% lower in A |
| Transportation index | 94.1 | 94.0 | ≈ equal |
| Healthcare index | 94.8 | 94.7 | ≈ equal |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Dubuque, you'd need $97,723 in Sioux City to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Sioux City, IA is about 2.3% cheaper overall than Dubuque, IA, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 7% lower in Sioux City than in Dubuque. If you earn $80,000 in Dubuque, you'd need about $78,178 in Sioux City to keep the same standard of living.