Orlando, FL

Cost of Living in Orlando, FL (2026): Rent, Utilities & Take-Home

$3,510/mo in Orlando. $2,193 left each month. Prices near the US average.

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Monthly costs

Take-home $5,703/mo.

Taxes$1,410
Rent$1,488
Other living costs$2,022
Left over$2,193

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $85,367
Federal income tax: −$10,395
Social Security and Medicare: −$6,531
State income tax (FL): None
Take-home pay: $68,442
Effective tax rate: 19.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,488
Groceries: $396
Getting around: $586
Healthcare: $446
Utilities and internet: $248
Everything else: $347
Total spending: $3,510

Left over each month

$7,114 gross, minus $1,410 in tax and $3,510 in living costs.

$2,193

Average electric bill in Florida

About $137 a month for a household using 900 kWh. That is the EIA residential price for Florida in 2025, 15.21¢ per kWh. It is a state average, not a Orlando utility bill, and the utilities line in the monthly costs above already includes a modelled power cost.

Cost of Living in Orlando, FL (2026): Rent, Utilities & Take-Home

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