Cost of living comparison
Fort Lauderdale is 70.7% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Fort Lauderdale instead of Spain, you would:
pay 35.1% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.42
|
$21.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.35
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.92
|
$2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$2.12
|
|
pay 92.2% more for groceries
Spain
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
$3.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.78
|
$6.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.91
|
$4.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.36
|
$3.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.04
|
$5.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$2.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$2.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.39
|
|
pay 18.6% more for transportation
Spain
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.10
|
$3.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€33.07
|
$72.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,405.94
|
$34,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.42
|
$16.93
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Spain
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.54
|
$64.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€772.97
|
$2,334.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€620.77
|
$1,844.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€99.53
|
$126.54
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Spain
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€355.63
|
$850.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,914.28
|
$16,000.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.57
|
$6.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.79
|
$4.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.20
|
$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€40.15
|
$103.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.90
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 1.9% more for clothing
Spain
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€68.18
|
$47.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.36
|
$43.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€70.07
|
$79.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.81
|
$91.50
|
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