Cost of living comparison
Florida is 12.5% more expensive than Alabama.
- Restaurants
-
pay 14.1% more in Florida
- Groceries
-
pay 7.2% more in Florida
- Transportation
-
pay 15.0% more in Florida
- Housing
-
pay 42.1% more in Florida
- Childcare
-
pay 6.6% less in Florida
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.4% more in Florida
- Clothing
-
pay 5.5% more in Florida
The cost of housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Florida are more expensive than in Alabama.
If you lived in Florida instead of Alabama, you would:
pay 14.1% more for restaurants
|
Alabama
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.94
|
$19.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.04
|
$10.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
|
$2.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
|
$2.07
|
|
pay 7.2% more for groceries
|
Alabama
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
|
$3.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.87
|
$6.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$4.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.25
|
$3.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.70
|
$5.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.71
|
$2.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
|
$0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$2.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
|
$2.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$1.60
|
|
pay 15.0% more for transportation
|
Alabama
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
|
$3.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.67
|
$61.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,723.76
|
$31,918.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.76
|
$16.07
|
|
pay 42.1% more for housing
|
Alabama
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.12
|
$64.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,069.72
|
$1,891.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.44
|
$1,611.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.52
|
$146.62
|
|
pay 6.6% less for childcare
|
Alabama
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$992.09
|
$923.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,515.79
|
$16,426.17
|
|
pay 10.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Alabama
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$5.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.90
|
$4.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.31
|
$7.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.18
|
$42.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.05
|
$13.47
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
|
Alabama
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.10
|
$49.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.85
|
$41.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.09
|
$85.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.25
|
$105.33
|
|
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