Common information
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 203 433
Cost of living and prices in Des Moines
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre913USD/month
- in city centre1,215USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre1,480USD/month
- in city centre1,750USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 16 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 70 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 10 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 6 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 2 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 3 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 12 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 11 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 5 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 2 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 14 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 4 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 7 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 2 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 58 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 20 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 26,000 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 24,438 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 67 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 20 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 15 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 52 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 43 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 88 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 137 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 151 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 49 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 1,215 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 913 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,750 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,480 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 2,172 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 2,172 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 3,981 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 6.61 |
Ratings
Main factors in Des Moines
- Leisure quality
- 6.4
- Quality of life
- 8.4
- Travelers rating
- 6.9
- Travelers rating
- 9
- English speaking
- 10
- Nightlife
- 6.4
- Coworking spaces
- 4.6
- Traffic
- 6.2
- Free WIFI
- 6.4
- Avg. internet speed, Mb/s
- 29
Safety in Des Moines
Availability of prices in Des Moines
Comfort in Des Moines
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Des Moines
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 38 | 35 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 42 |
| Average high, °C | 25 | 17 | 9 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 16 |
| Average temperature, °C | 19 | 12 | 4 | -3 | -5 | -3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 10 |
| Average low, °C | 13 | 6 | -1 | -8 | -10 | -7 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 5 |
| Record low, °C | -3 | -10 | -20 | -30 | -31 | -32 | -30 | -13 | -1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | -32 |
| Rain, days | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 108 |
| Snow, days | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Fog, days | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 113 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 46 |
| Snowfall, cm. | 0 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 79 | 66 | 56 | 36 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 99 | 119 | 125 | 114 | 104 | 914 |
| Relative humidity, % | 69 | 67 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 66 | 63 | 66 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 69 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 85 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 81 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 52 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 57 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 56 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 12 | 5 | -1 | -7 | -10 | -7 | -3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 52 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 474 | 171 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 146 | 387 | 654 | 814 | 753 | 3467 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 14 |