Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 33.1% cheaper than Florida.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Florida, you would:
pay 39.0% less for restaurants
Florida
|
Slovakia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
|
$7.27
€6.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.50
€1.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
pay 43.5% less for groceries
Florida
|
Slovakia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.21
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
|
$5.43
€5.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
|
$3.30
€3.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.09
|
$2.84
€2.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.97
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.20
|
$1.52
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.41
€0.38
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
Florida
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$6.62
€6.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.60
|
$23.13
€21.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,899.31
|
$20,325.40
€18,856.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.08
|
$11.42
€10.59
|
|
pay 47.1% less for housing
Florida
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.94
|
$20.68
€19.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,757.68
|
$525.97
€487.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,518.55
|
$430.57
€399.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.44
|
$154.00
€142.88
|
|
pay 55.0% less for childcare
Florida
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$960.80
|
$367.52
€340.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,658.88
|
$7,594.62
€7,045.91
|
|
pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports
Florida
|
Slovakia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.81
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.36
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.52
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.38
|
$36.25
€33.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.34
|
$7.09
€6.58
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Florida
|
Slovakia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.23
|
$56.64
€52.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.60
|
$32.72
€30.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.15
|
$68.42
€63.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.70
|
$87.74
€81.40
|
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