Sunday, February 7, 2010

How expensive is it to live in Florida

How expensive is it to live in Florida?
I live in the Chicago land area and am thinking about moving to Florida, but am not sure how much more or less it would be to live in the Orlando or Miami area. The closer to the coast the better for me.
Orlando - 3 Answers
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1 :
I hope you are not looking for employment in Orlando. New fairly good jobs are practically non existent .The bottom has literally dropped out of the housing market, There are numerous cash sellers (mostly banks) short selling good properties for under 50K. Food prices are generally lower than in Cook Cty. ALDI has opened 45 stores in this area and the stores are full. Their prices much, lower than the predominant supermarket Publix. Also there are several produce markets that have even better prices. To save money for all shopping stay out of the theme park Disney Universal Sea World area. Closer to the beach close to Orlando you have Merritt Island, Cocoa and Cocoa Beach. Public transportation is ten more more efficient in Chicagoland and it seems that just everybody uses it. Here practically nobody. Miami is also going through a tough time and if anything the situation is worse than in Orlando, Good condos down more than half. Crime rate in Orlando, not as much as Miami or Chicago, but it does exist,
2 :
call the 800 numbers for the chamber of commerces in the areas u want to be in. they will be the biggest help.
3 :
Check out Sperling's Best Places for a full city comparison. Here's what I found: Orlando is 15% cheaper than Chicago. Housing is the biggest factor in the cost of living difference. Housing is 31% cheaper in Orlando. -- Miami is 13% cheaper than Chicago. Housing is the biggest factor in the cost of living difference. Housing is 30% cheaper in Miami.