Cost of living comparison
Florida is 10.4% more expensive than Iowa.
- Restaurants
-
pay 18.5% more in Florida
- Groceries
-
pay 14.1% more in Florida
- Transportation
-
pay 16.7% more in Florida
- Housing
-
pay 39.9% more in Florida
- Childcare
-
pay 12.6% less in Florida
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.2% less in Florida
- Clothing
-
pay 1.1% more in Florida
The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Florida are more expensive than in Iowa. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Florida.
If you lived in Florida instead of Iowa, you would:
pay 18.5% more for restaurants
|
Iowa
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.50
|
$19.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
|
$10.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
|
$2.07
|
|
pay 14.1% more for groceries
|
Iowa
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
|
$3.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.26
|
$6.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
|
$4.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
|
$3.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.90
|
$5.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$2.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$2.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$2.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
|
$1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$1.60
|
|
pay 16.7% more for transportation
|
Iowa
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.26
|
$3.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.60
|
$61.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,209.92
|
$31,918.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.53
|
$16.07
|
|
pay 39.9% more for housing
|
Iowa
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.83
|
$64.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.79
|
$1,891.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.38
|
$1,611.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.52
|
$146.62
|
|
pay 12.6% less for childcare
|
Iowa
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,043.98
|
$923.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,039.50
|
$16,426.17
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iowa
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
|
$5.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.14
|
$4.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.68
|
$7.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.12
|
$42.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.83
|
$13.47
|
|
pay 1.1% more for clothing
|
Iowa
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.44
|
$49.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.50
|
$41.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.35
|
$85.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.02
|
$105.33
|
|
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