| Portland, ME | Miami, FL | United States |
Overall | 112.5 | 118.9 | 100 |
Food & Groceries | 111.3 | 107.3 | 100 |
Health | 90.5 | 104.0 | 100 |
Housing | 149.1 | 136.5 | 100 |
Median Home Cost | $451,100 | $524,600 | $338,100 |
Utilities | 10,270.0% | 9,550.0% | 10,000.0% |
Transportation | 76.4 | 144.5 | 100 |
Miscellaneous | 114.3 | 100.2 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Portland 35 Reviews
Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when More
I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased. More
I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he More
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Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around More
Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent More
Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed More
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