When I went to the U.S. Census Bureau and looked at their figures, I found that the 2 states are very similar in costs in everything except Real Estate, where the average Floridian pays a significantly higher premium, and utilities, where NY residents are paying more. The Real Estate difference is to be expected, given supply/demand and the likelihood that with more people with money there will be significantly more expensive houses built and beach front also tends to skew costs.
People and business are fleeing NYS and have been for decades. They move to places like Florida.
Your "argument" is typical liberal blather.