Panda Express prices in Iowa
17 Panda Express restaurants in Iowa, prices checked 2026-10-05.
Key findings
- A Panda Express Orange Chicken Bowl typically costs $8.50 in Iowa ($8.50 to $8.70 across 17 restaurants). Panda Express here is 2% below its typical price in the US.
The scoop
Panda Express Stretches Across IowaAmong 17 Panda Express locations, the basket is cheapest in Ames, IA, at $75.80. Coralville, IA, has the priciest basket at $78.10—a $2.30 spread.
Iowa Lands Near the MiddlePanda Express ranks 20 of 46 states in Iowa, where 1 = cheapest. Its median basket is $76.50, 2% below the national typical price.
Orange Chicken Bowl Barely BudgesThe Orange Chicken Bowl ranges from $8.50 to $8.70 across the state. Ames, IA, lists it at $8.60, while Coralville, IA, lists it at $8.70.
Every Panda Express in Iowa, by town
Each restaurant links to its full menu with prices. A town with its own page links to it, where every brand there is compared.
| City | Restaurants | Typical Orange Chicken Bowl | Restaurant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altoona | 1 | $8.60 | 3640 8th St Sw |
| Ames | 2 | $8.60 | 436 South Duff Avenue · all 2 in Ames |
| Ankeny | 1 | $8.60 | 2155 Se Delaware Avenue |
| Cedar Falls | 1 | $8.50 | 6209 University Ave |
| Cedar Rapids | 2 | $8.50 | 229 Collins Rd Ne · all 2 in Cedar Rapids |
| Coralville | 1 | $8.70 | 1451 Coral Ridge Ave. Suite 618 |
| Council Bluffs | 1 | $8.50 | 3805 Denmark Dr. |
| Davenport | 1 | $8.50 | 4711 East 53rd Street |
| Iowa City | 1 | $8.50 | 1035 Ia-1 |
| Mason City | 1 | $8.50 | 3550 4th Street Sw |
| Muscatine | 1 | $8.50 | 3014 Highway 61 North |
| Sioux City | 1 | $8.50 | 5745 Sunnybrook Dr. |
| Waterloo | 1 | $8.50 | 1503 E San Marnan Drive Suite A |
| West Des Moines | 2 | $8.60 | 6495 Mills Civic Parkway · all 2 in West Des Moines |
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Questions people ask
- How much is a Panda Express Orange Chicken Bowl in Iowa?
- As of 2026-10-05, a Orange Chicken Bowl costs $8.50 to $8.70 at 17 Panda Express restaurants in Iowa, typically $8.50.
- Where is the cheapest Panda Express in Iowa?
- The cheapest Panda Express in Iowa is at 1503 E San Marnan Drive Suite A, Waterloo, comparing the same basket at 15 restaurants (Drive Thru Index, 2026-10-05).
How these prices are measured
Every day we check the menu at every restaurant of each chain, through the same ordering app its customers use, and record each item's pickup price. Restaurants are compared on a basket of items every full-menu restaurant of that brand sells. An index of 100 is the brand's typical (median) restaurant in the country, so 95 means 5% cheaper and 110 means 10% pricier. Brands are only ever compared with themselves, never with each other.
Citing this data: Source: Drive Thru Index (https://drivethruindex.com/brands/panda-express/iowa), prices checked 2026-10-05. You are welcome to quote any figure on this page.