Tampa vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Tampa	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2634	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5902	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$1726	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$2981	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$666	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.4	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4360	$6208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	100
😀 Quality of life	90	96
🏙️ Population	385K	690K

The cost of living in Tampa is 21% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 658th and 73rd ($2634 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 582nd and 58th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Tampa compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Ranked 56th vs 4th best cities to live in the United States, and 202nd vs 26th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tampa vs Washington

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	Tampa	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.95	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3364	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2556	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.6	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2587	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.1	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.05	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.93	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.93	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.21	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.72	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.56	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.4	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.1	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14367	$24065

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Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2478
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2453
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2454
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2443
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2437
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2103
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2579
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2106
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2334
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2354
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2410
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2347
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2290
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2749
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2155
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2227
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2317
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2698
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2491
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2255
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2357
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1726
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2336
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2473
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2378
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2351
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1919
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2320
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2304
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2230
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2294

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949