Cost of living comparison

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Florida vs. Spain Cost of Living Summary

Florida is 59.0% more expensive than Spain overall.

Restaurants
pay 26.1% more in Florida
Groceries
pay 75.6% more in Florida
Transportation
pay 9.1% more in Florida
Housing
pay 98.6% more in Florida
Childcare
pay 2.3 times more in Florida
Entertainment and Sports
pay 68.1% more in Florida
Clothing
pay 4.4% more in Florida

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Florida are more expensive than in Spain. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Florida.

Florida vs. Spain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Florida instead of Spain, you would:

pay 26.1% more for restaurants

 
Spain
Florida
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.87
€13.43
$19.47
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.22
€8.92
$10.18
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.13
€2.06
$2.61
 

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pay 75.6% more for groceries

 
Spain
Florida
Bread
1 loaf
$1.30
€1.26
$3.56
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.37
€6.17
$6.40
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.16
€4.03
$4.19
 

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pay 9.1% more for transportation

 
Spain
Florida
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.38
€6.18
$3.36
 
Monthly public transit pass $34.26
€33.17
$61.15
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,643.92
€32,575.46
$31,918.41
 

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pay 98.6% more for housing

 
Spain
Florida
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.87
€30.86
$64.97
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $872.36
€844.66
$1,891.59
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $692.13
€670.15
$1,611.24
 

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

 
Spain
Florida
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $385.97
€373.71
$923.14
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,352.21
€7,118.72
$16,426.17
 

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pay 68.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Spain
Florida
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.84
€2.75
$5.61
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.98
€1.92
$4.94
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.66
€5.48
$7.80
 

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pay 4.4% more for clothing

 
Spain
Florida
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$75.89
€73.48
$49.20
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$32.12
€31.10
$41.16
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$77.96
€75.48
$85.28
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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