Cost of living comparison
Florida is 21.0% more expensive than South Dakota.
- Restaurants
-
pay 11.3% more in Florida
- Groceries
-
pay 5.0% more in Florida
- Transportation
-
pay 29.4% more in Florida
- Housing
-
pay 36.9% more in Florida
- Childcare
-
pay 69.0% more in Florida
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.7% more in Florida
- Clothing
-
pay 10.0% less in Florida
The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Florida are more expensive than in South Dakota.
If you lived in Florida instead of South Dakota, you would:
pay 11.3% more for restaurants
South Dakota
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.00
|
$19.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.21
|
$10.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
|
$2.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
|
$2.07
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
South Dakota
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
|
$3.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
|
$6.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
|
$4.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
|
$3.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.91
|
$5.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$2.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$2.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.45
|
$1.60
|
|
pay 29.4% more for transportation
South Dakota
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.32
|
$3.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
|
$61.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,159.27
|
$31,918.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.49
|
$16.07
|
|
pay 36.9% more for housing
South Dakota
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.17
|
$64.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,077.75
|
$1,891.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,002.25
|
$1,611.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.28
|
$146.62
|
|
pay 69.0% more for childcare
South Dakota
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$725.00
|
$923.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,800.00
|
$16,426.17
|
|
pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports
South Dakota
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.12
|
$5.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.07
|
$4.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.04
|
$7.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.12
|
$42.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.56
|
$13.47
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
South Dakota
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.46
|
$49.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$41.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.50
|
$85.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.40
|
$105.33
|
|
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