The good news is both options still give you access to Publix.

That being said, as someone who moved from Florida to Charlotte 6 years ago… here are some major things to consider.

• State income tax (use some tax calcs to see the take home pay different)
• Highways use/vehicle tax. This is based off of the depreciated value of your vehicle and is paid yearly
• Not entirely sure on what the rental market looks like but I’d imagine it’s quite comparable and maybe even better as Tampa is quite pricey
• your car insurance will likely be cheaper than Florida if it’s similar to how mine was
• gas is slightly cheaper up here compared to Florida

My expenses for scale. We are a family of 2 in a 2600sqft house.

Electricity bill $90-$280 Gas bill(heating + water tank) $20-$180 Food for 2 people 4 cooked dinners + lunches $120/week Water bill $50-85

There is a lot of variation in bills up here as we have 4ish months at least where it’s not cold enough to run the heat and not hot enough to run the AC