City comparison
Fort Myers, FL is about 100 miles (175 km) from Largo, FL in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 125 miles, or about 2 h 15 min behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Fort Myers, FL to Largo, FL takes about 13 min, covering roughly 100 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Fort Myers, FL is on Eastern Time and Largo, FL is on Central Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Fort Myers, it's 11 a.m. in Largo, which puts Fort Myers 1 hours ahead.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
Fort Myers has a population of 88,699, vs 82,541 in Largo — about the same size. By land area, Fort Myers covers about 40 sq mi vs 19 sq mi for Largo.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Fort Myers | Largo | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,322/mo | $1,350/mo | 2.1% higher in Largo |
| Median home value | $318,900 | $184,500 | 72.8% higher in Fort Myers |
| Median household income | $57,403 | $56,266 | 2.0% higher in Fort Myers |
| Groceries index | 96.5 | 95.8 | 0.7% higher in Fort Myers |
| Utilities index | 87.6 | 89.1 | 1.7% higher in Largo |
| Transportation index | 99.0 | 97.8 | 1.2% higher in Fort Myers |
| Healthcare index | 98.5 | 97.3 | 1.2% higher in Fort Myers |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Fort Myers, you'd need $100,000 in Largo to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Fort Myers and Largo have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Fort Myers, you'd need about $80,000 in Largo to keep the same standard of living.