Cost of living comparison
Cleveland is 3.2% more expensive than Orlando.
If you lived in Cleveland instead of Orlando, you would:
pay 16.0% less for restaurants
Orlando
|
Cleveland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
|
$8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
|
$1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$1.78
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
Orlando
|
Cleveland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.41
|
$3.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
|
$5.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
|
$3.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.51
|
$3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
|
$5.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$2.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.08
|
$1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$2.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$1.79
|
|
pay 13.9% more for transportation
Orlando
|
Cleveland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
|
$3.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
|
$95.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,195.00
|
$24,097.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.24
|
$16.28
|
|
pay 13.1% less for housing
Orlando
|
Cleveland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.80
|
$70.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,878.48
|
$1,505.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,600.96
|
$980.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.26
|
$132.56
|
|
pay 20.1% more for childcare
Orlando
|
Cleveland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,016.67
|
$1,021.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,983.33
|
$11,142.85
|
|
pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports
Orlando
|
Cleveland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$6.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
|
$4.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$9.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.24
|
$37.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$12.14
|
|
pay 12.9% more for clothing
Orlando
|
Cleveland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.30
|
$50.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.83
|
$40.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
|
$85.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.60
|
$133.17
|
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