Tampa sits pretty in cheap car rentals

TAMPA — Another good reason to live in the Sunshine State: car rentals are cheap.

A recent survey of the 50 top U.S. destination cities by CheapCarRental.net shows that five Florida cities were near the bottom on the average daily cost to rent a car.

Tampa came in at 45th, tied with Myrtle Beach, S.C., at a cost of $28 a day. The lowest-priced city was Miami at $20 a day. Fort Lauderdale and Jacksonville tied at 41st, $29 a day, and Orlando was 47th, at $27 a day.