Cost of living comparison
compared to
Orlando vs. Cleveland Cost of Living Summary
Orlando is 12.4% more expensive than Cleveland.
Orlando vs. Cleveland Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Orlando instead of Cleveland, you would:
pay 22.2% more for restaurants
|
Cleveland
|
Orlando
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$21.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$12.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
|
$4.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$2.87
|
|
Cleveland vs. Orlando - Cost of restaurants
pay 10.0% more for groceries
|
Cleveland
|
Orlando
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$3.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
|
$6.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
|
$4.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.40
|
$3.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
|
$4.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$2.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
|
$2.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
|
$2.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$1.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
|
$1.52
|
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Cleveland vs. Orlando - Cost of groceries
pay 12.9% less for transportation
|
Cleveland
|
Orlando
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.03
|
$4.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.00
|
$50.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,168.00
|
$36,928.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.19
|
$18.10
|
|
Cleveland vs. Orlando - Cost of transportation
pay 26.5% more for housing
|
Cleveland
|
Orlando
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.00
|
$77.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,620.00
|
$1,997.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,043.60
|
$1,575.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.46
|
$151.32
|
|
Cleveland vs. Orlando - Cost of housing
pay 27.5% more for childcare
|
Cleveland
|
Orlando
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,107.03
|
$1,560.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,650.00
|
$21,500.00
|
|
Cleveland vs. Orlando - Cost of childcare
pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cleveland
|
Orlando
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.64
|
$5.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$9.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.33
|
$40.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
|
$16.50
|
|
Cleveland vs. Orlando - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 0.6% more for clothing
|
Cleveland
|
Orlando
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
|
$64.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.32
|
$40.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.83
|
$93.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.64
|
$118.49
|
|
Cleveland vs. Orlando - Cost of clothing
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