Cost of living in Florida (US) compared to Tennessee (US) (2024)

pay 13.9% less for restaurants

Florida

Tennessee

Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.03 $16.79 -11.8%
Fast food combo meal

McDonalds, or similar

$9.60 $8.73 -9.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.25 $1.95 -13.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.84 $1.44 -21.6%
Average -13.9%

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pay 15.2% less for groceries

Florida

Tennessee

Bread

1 loaf

$3.21 $2.60 -19.3%
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.22 $5.02 -19.3%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.26 $3.52 -17.4%
Eggs

1 dozen

$4.01 $3.83 -4.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $5.09 $5.11 +0.3%
Apples (1 lb) $2.33 $2.15 -7.7%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.76 $0.68 -10.5%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.97 $1.59 -19.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $2.20 $1.83 -16.9%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.43 $1.02 -28.7%
Onions (1 lb) $1.46 $1.12 -23.3%
Average -15.2%

pay 2.9% less for transportation

Florida

Tennessee

Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.44 $3.14 -8.8%
Monthly public transit pass $52.60 $50.16 -4.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,899.31 $24,913.54 +0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $15.08 $15.36 +1.9%
Average -2.9%

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pay 13.3% less for housing

Florida

Tennessee

Internet connection

50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl

$69.94 $71.14 +1.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,757.68 $1,221.62 -30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,518.55 $963.24 -36.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)

including electric, gas, water, heating

$124.44 $139.63 +12.2%
Average -13.3%

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pay 8.6% less for childcare

Florida

Tennessee

Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $960.80 $815.94 -15.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,658.88 $14,364.48 -2.0%
Average -8.6%

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pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports

Florida

Tennessee

Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.81 $4.31 -10.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.36 $4.45 +2.1%
Pack of cigarettes

Marlboro or similar

$7.52 $6.56 -12.7%
Monthly membership at local gym $39.38 $34.45 -12.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $12.34 $11.11 -10.0%
Average -8.7%

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pay 4.2% more for clothing

Florida

Tennessee

Regular jeans

Levi's brand

$44.23 $42.32 -4.3%
Regular dress

from H&M or similar store

$35.60 $36.49 +2.5%
Running shoes

Nike or Adidas

$82.15 $82.91 +0.9%
Men's business shoes (leather) $107.70 $126.92 +17.8%
Average +4.2%

Florida vs. Tennessee - Cost of clothing

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