Cost of living in Fort Lauderdale, USA

We can't tell you the price of everything, but here is a sample of things which you might need during a stay in Fort Lauderdale. The prices are correct as at November 2008.

Some things - particularly the price of petrol - change from day to day, others vary considerably depending on where you buy them so please expect some variation from this list when you visit Florida.

Please also be aware that prices in the US are generally labelled as net prices, which means they do not include the sales tax which will be added at the register. The sales tax in Broward County that Fort Lauderdale belongs to, is currently 6%. The prices below do not include the 6% sales tax.

If there's anything you would like to see on this list, let us know by contacting us.

Can of cola

USD 1.00

Cup of coffee

USD 1.25

355 ml bottle of beer

USD 1.05

1 liter bottle of water

USD 0.99

Loaf of bread

USD 2.75

Sandwich

USD 6.79 (value meal)

Chips/French Fries

USD 1.00 (small)

Hamburger

USD 0.99

Restaurant lunch, with soft drink

USD 10.00

Local phone-call, 3 minutes

free (954 area code)

Cinema ticket

USD 12.00

Local bus trip to city centre

USD 1.75 for one ride

One gallon (one litre) of petrol

USD 3.83 (USD 1.00)

Car-hire, one day

USD 55.00 (with basic insurance)

Taxi ride to city centre

USD 20.00

Plain T-shirt

USD 8.99

Aspirin

USD 6.55

500 ml sun cream

USD 8.79

International postage stamp

USD 1.05

Launderette

USD 1.75