New York City vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$4463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	69
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	8.8M	385K

The cost of living in New York City is 64% more expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4th and 777th ($4202 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 683rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Ranked 2nd vs 31st best cities to live in the United States, and 15th vs 142nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Tampa

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	New York City	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$19356

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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