Cost of living comparison
compared to
Bellingham vs. Fort Myers Cost of Living Summary
Bellingham is 13.4% more expensive than Fort Myers.
Bellingham vs. Fort Myers Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bellingham instead of Fort Myers, you would:
pay 5.4% more for restaurants
|
Fort Myers
|
Bellingham
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$13.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
|
$2.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
|
$2.00
|
|
Fort Myers vs. Bellingham - Cost of restaurants
pay 7.0% more for groceries
|
Fort Myers
|
Bellingham
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.06
|
$4.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.48
|
$8.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
|
$4.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.33
|
$4.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.42
|
$7.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$2.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$2.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$2.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
|
$1.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$1.00
|
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Fort Myers vs. Bellingham - Cost of groceries
pay 31.2% more for transportation
|
Fort Myers
|
Bellingham
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.31
|
$4.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
|
$30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,050.00
|
$36,656.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.43
|
$31.13
|
|
Fort Myers vs. Bellingham - Cost of transportation
pay 7.2% less for housing
|
Fort Myers
|
Bellingham
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.00
|
$73.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,900.00
|
$1,618.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,062.50
|
$1,415.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$128.92
|
$137.80
|
|
Fort Myers vs. Bellingham - Cost of housing
pay 13.1% more for childcare
|
Fort Myers
|
Bellingham
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,281.67
|
$1,450.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,400.00
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Fort Myers vs. Bellingham - Cost of childcare
pay 39.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Fort Myers
|
Bellingham
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
|
$4.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$13.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
|
$68.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$18.00
|
|
Fort Myers vs. Bellingham - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 4.4% more for clothing
|
Fort Myers
|
Bellingham
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.67
|
$45.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
|
$28.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.00
|
$96.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.00
|
$101.67
|
|
Fort Myers vs. Bellingham - Cost of clothing
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