Our ~660 sf garapa deck + pergola cost us about $16K in materials, with Mr. Weedy and I DIY-ing the build. We live in a small midwest city.

That is beautiful! We are thinking of doing something way simpler than that eventually. Something along the lines of these pictures. Any guesses to how much something like this would run us? We are not handy...probably would hire someone to do most of the work.

We did a wood deck similar to the one you posted, very simple with 2 steps on either side, no railings. It was just under $1000.00.

I should add we are handy and did all labor ourselves. My husband used to build decks when he was younger.

We are located in San Diego. If you hire a general contractor prices generally start at $20.00 per square foot depending on a lot of factors including any special features, material, and whether you hire a contractor or do the work yourself. Special deck features would include built-in elements, firepit, built-in furniture, stair design, contrasting colors, curves.......there are a ton of options! Hopefully that helps