Las Vegas vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Las Vegas	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2294	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5220	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$1391	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$2312	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3809	$4463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	69
😀 Quality of life	86	91
🏙️ Population	642K	385K

The cost of living in Las Vegas is 11% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1309th and 777th ($2294 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1103rd and 683rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Las Vegas compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Ranked 126th vs 31st best cities to live in the United States, and 398th vs 142nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Las Vegas vs Tampa

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	Las Vegas	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.9	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$6.79	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.07	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1299	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2281	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1954	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.4	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.16%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4959	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2809	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.6	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.2	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1285	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12075	$19356

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Cities near Las Vegas

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	North Las Vegas	$2291
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Paradise	$2320
16 km or 10 mi	Enterprise	$2352
18 km or 11 mi	Summerlin South	$2266
21 km or 13 mi	Henderson	$2562
78 km or 48 mi	Pahrump	$1586
127 km or 79 mi	Bullhead	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingman	$1865
174 km or 108 mi	St. George	$2144
181 km or 112 mi	Washington	$2173
202 km or 125 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
221 km or 137 mi	Barstow	$2750
236 km or 146 mi	Ridgecrest	$1964
241 km or 150 mi	Twentynine Palms	$2606
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar	$1916
254 km or 158 mi	Yucca Valley	$2016
263 km or 163 mi	Apple Valley	$2554
266 km or 165 mi	Victorville	$2615
273 km or 169 mi	Adelanto	$2143
275 km or 171 mi	Desert Hot Springs	$2519
277 km or 172 mi	Hesperia	$2621
289 km or 179 mi	Cathedral	$2526
289 km or 180 mi	Blythe	$2818
290 km or 180 mi	Palm Springs	$2538
290 km or 180 mi	Indio	$2599
292 km or 181 mi	Coachella	$2806
294 km or 183 mi	Palm Desert	$2616
294 km or 183 mi	Yucaipa	$2533
295 km or 183 mi	Highland	$2728
296 km or 184 mi	Banning	$2511
297 km or 184 mi	La Quinta	$2660
299 km or 186 mi	San Bernardino	$2246
299 km or 186 mi	Redlands	$2835
300 km or 186 mi	Beaumont	$2569
303 km or 188 mi	Prescott	$2321
304 km or 189 mi	Loma Linda	$2743
305 km or 190 mi	Colton	$3110
306 km or 190 mi	Rialto	$2683
310 km or 192 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
312 km or 194 mi	Moreno Valley	$2748

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260