Cost of living comparison

 Marshall Islands
compared to
 Florida, USA
Florida vs. Marshall Islands Cost of Living Summary

Florida is 83.3% more expensive than Marshall Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 25.7% more in Florida
Groceries
pay 31.7% less in Florida
Transportation
pay 10.9% more in Florida
Housing
pay 50.3% more in Florida
Childcare
pay 5.4 times more in Florida
Entertainment and Sports
pay 33.3% more in Florida
Clothing
pay 56.8% more in Florida

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Florida are more expensive than in Marshall Islands. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Florida.

Florida vs. Marshall Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Florida instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

pay 25.7% more for restaurants

 
Marshall Islands
Florida
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.00
 
$19.47
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.00
 
$10.18
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.83
 
$2.61
 

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pay 31.7% less for groceries

 
Marshall Islands
Florida
Bread
1 loaf
$3.40
 
$3.56
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $14.57
 
$6.40
 
Milk (1 gallon) $8.52
 
$4.19
 

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pay 10.9% more for transportation

 
Marshall Islands
Florida
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.81
 
$3.36
 
Monthly public transit pass ?? $61.15
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,500.00
 
$31,918.41
 

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pay 50.3% more for housing

 
Marshall Islands
Florida
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$76.67
 
$64.97
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $766.67
 
$1,891.59
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $833.33
 
$1,611.24
 

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

 
Marshall Islands
Florida
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $150.00
 
$923.14
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,570.00
 
$16,426.17
 

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pay 33.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Marshall Islands
Florida
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.00
 
$5.61
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.75
 
$4.94
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $7.80
 

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pay 56.8% more for clothing

 
Marshall Islands
Florida
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$57.50
 
$49.20
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.00
 
$41.16
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$35.00
 
$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: June 2025
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