Cost of living comparison
Florida is 27.0% more expensive than Kansas.
If you lived in Florida instead of Kansas, you would:
pay 20.3% more for restaurants
Kansas
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.43
|
$19.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
|
$9.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
|
$2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
|
$1.84
|
|
pay 30.7% more for groceries
Kansas
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.76
|
$3.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
|
$6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.45
|
$4.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.02
|
$5.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.76
|
$2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$1.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$2.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.46
|
|
pay 22.5% more for transportation
Kansas
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.07
|
$3.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.57
|
$52.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,141.43
|
$24,899.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.23
|
$15.08
|
|
pay 46.1% more for housing
Kansas
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.37
|
$69.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$897.51
|
$1,757.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$757.86
|
$1,518.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.46
|
$124.44
|
|
pay 60.5% more for childcare
Kansas
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$580.33
|
$960.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,433.33
|
$14,658.88
|
|
pay 6.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kansas
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
|
$4.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$4.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.54
|
$7.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.31
|
$39.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.57
|
$12.34
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
Kansas
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.64
|
$44.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
|
$35.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
|
$82.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.69
|
$107.70
|
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