Cost of living comparison
Nevada is 7.1% more expensive than Florida.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.4% more in Nevada
- Groceries
-
pay 6.4% more in Nevada
- Transportation
-
pay 16.9% more in Nevada
- Housing
-
pay 6.1% less in Nevada
- Childcare
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pay 23.4% more in Nevada
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.4% more in Nevada
- Clothing
-
pay 7.4% more in Nevada
The cost of childcare, transportation, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Nevada are more expensive than in Florida.
If you lived in Nevada instead of Florida, you would:
pay 0.4% more for restaurants
|
Florida
|
Nevada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.47
|
$18.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
|
$11.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
|
$2.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
|
$1.96
|
|
pay 6.4% more for groceries
|
Florida
|
Nevada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.56
|
$4.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
|
$5.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
|
$4.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.70
|
$3.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.23
|
$5.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$2.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$2.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$2.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$1.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
|
$1.29
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
|
Florida
|
Nevada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
|
$4.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$61.15
|
$64.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,918.41
|
$33,788.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.07
|
$20.73
|
|
pay 6.1% less for housing
|
Florida
|
Nevada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.97
|
$66.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,891.59
|
$1,580.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,611.24
|
$1,412.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.62
|
$149.06
|
|
pay 23.4% more for childcare
|
Florida
|
Nevada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$923.14
|
$1,300.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,426.17
|
$17,409.44
|
|
pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Florida
|
Nevada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.61
|
$6.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.94
|
$5.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.80
|
$9.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.55
|
$33.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.47
|
$12.35
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
|
Florida
|
Nevada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.20
|
$55.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.16
|
$39.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.28
|
$97.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.33
|
$112.41
|
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