Cost Of Living in Captiva, FL

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Captiva	Florida	National
Cost of living	216	98	100
Goods & Services	105	98	100
Groceries	99	99	100
Health care	108	96	100
Housing	479	96	100
Transportation	107	99	100
Utilities	96	97	100

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The cost of living in Captiva is 121% higher than the Florida average
The cost of living in Captiva is 116% higher than the national average
Captiva housing is 379% higher than the national average
Florida general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Florida state income tax is 100% lower than the national average

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$2,499	$208	$58	$75
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Florida Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Florida	6%	7.5%

Florida Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Florida	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Captiva	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$28.20	$24.26	16.2%
Beauty Salon	$54.05	$45.56	18.6%
Toothpaste	$3.63	$3.70	1.9%
Shampoo	$1.45	$1.28	13.5%
Movie	$13.05	$12.13	7.6%
Bowling	$21.20	$18.00	17.8%

Groceries

Item	Captiva	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.06	$5.84	3.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.57	11.0%
Milk	$4.57	$4.67	2.2%
Potatoes	$5.24	$4.93	6.1%
Pizza	$11.72	$12.09	3.0%
Beer	$11.06	$10.41	6.2%

Health Care

Item	Captiva	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$101.67	$125.68	19.1%
Doctor	$153.94	$135.78	13.4%
Dentist	$122.09	$113.29	7.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.59	$10.65	0.6%
Lipitor	$535.04	$468.60	14.2%

Housing

Item	Captiva	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$884,600.00	$184,700.00	378.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,422.46	$2,346.69	3.2%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Captiva	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.47	$3.46	0.2%
Tire Balancing	$74.92	$59.92	25.0%

Utilities

Item	Captiva	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$179.36	$193.99	7.5%
Phone	$194.07	$192.25	0.9%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Pine Island Center, FL	2,255	106	6.3%
Bokeelia, FL	1,536	107	7.5%
St. James City, FL	3,510	111	10.6%
Iona, FL	13,588	112	11.6%
Cape Coral, FL	189,633	112	11.9%
Captiva, FL	165	216	115.6%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Beaverton, AL	165	72	28.3%
Lexa, AR	165	80	20.0%
Bouton, IA	165	80	19.6%
Prairieburg, IA	165	85	15.2%
Redmon, IL	165	85	14.9%
Captiva, FL	165	216	115.6%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Captiva, FL