Cost Of Living in Clear Lake, 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	Clear Lake	Orlando	Florida
Cost of living	95	110	98
Goods & Services	101	101	98
Groceries	98	98	99
Health care	92	92	96
Housing	89	139	96
Transportation	95	95	99
Utilities	90	90	97

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Clear Lake is 3% lower than the Orlando average
The cost of living in Clear Lake is 5% lower than the national average
Clear Lake housing is 11% lower 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)
Household	$28,860	$2,405	$673	$866

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	Orlando	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.53	$24.26	9.4%
Beauty Salon	$55.13	$45.56	21.0%
Toothpaste	$3.84	$3.70	3.8%
Shampoo	$1.48	$1.28	15.8%
Movie	$13.54	$12.13	11.6%
Bowling	$19.87	$18.00	10.4%

Groceries

Item	Orlando	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.26	$5.84	7.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.57	11.0%
Milk	$4.58	$4.67	1.9%
Potatoes	$5.23	$4.93	6.0%
Pizza	$13.13	$12.09	8.6%
Beer	$11.07	$10.41	6.3%

Health Care

Item	Orlando	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$118.44	$125.68	5.8%
Doctor	$137.00	$135.78	0.9%
Dentist	$125.36	$113.29	10.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.89	$10.65	2.2%
Lipitor	$446.86	$468.60	4.6%

Housing

Item	Orlando	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$262,500.00	$184,700.00	42.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,463.53	$2,346.69	5.0%
Apartment Rent	$1,253.00	$949.00	32.0%

Transportation

Item	Orlando	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.39	$3.46	2.1%
Tire Balancing	$57.07	$59.92	4.8%

Utilities

Item	Orlando	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$190.71	$193.99	1.7%
Phone	$194.67	$192.25	1.3%

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.
Tildenville, FL	43	97	2.6%
Lake Buena Vista, FL	4	97	2.6%
Lake Butler city, FL	2,185	81	18.7%
Bay Lake, FL	43	84	16.3%
Clarcona, FL	4,687	89	11.1%
Orlando, FL	284,817	110	9.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lincoln, NE	286,388	98	1.8%
Newark, NJ	281,917	114	14.0%
Saskatoon, SK	281,340	n/a
Plano, TX	288,870	130	30.3%
Anchorage, AK	292,090	131	31.4%
Orlando, FL	284,817	110	9.9%

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

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