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 |