Report: Tampa is the most expensive city in Florida, Sarasota not far behind


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Tampa ranked as the most expensive city in Florida on a recent study based on cost of living factors.
Tampa ranked as the most expensive city in Florida on a recent study based on cost of living factors.
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A new study revealed that Tampa is the most expensive city in Florida, while Fort Myers is on the other end of that spectrum. 

With its leisure and transportation costs factored in, FloridaRentals.com, a rental site, found that Tampa ranked at the bottom of a list of 29 cities across Florida for being the most expensive. 

The study takes into account cost of living data provided by Numbeo, a database, that includes factors like egg and bread costs, gym memberships, taxi costs and internet bills. The factors were weighed against the average annual income, then the cities were ranked by score out of 100. 

 

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