2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Menlo Park, CA vs Palm Beach, FL

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Is it cheaper to live in Palm Beach or is it cheaper to live in Menlo Park?
- Palm Beach is 54.4% less expensive than Menlo Park.

Which city has more affordable housing, Palm Beach or Menlo Park?
- Palm Beach housing costs are 46.8% less expensive than Menlo Park housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Menlo Park or is Health Care more affordable in Palm Beach.
- Health related expenses are 14.0% less in Palm Beach.
 Menlo Park, CAPalm Beach, FLUnited States
 Overall  Unlock114.1100
 Food & Groceries122.4  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock101.0100
 Housing879.1  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,807,100$338,100
 Utilities90  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock125.7100
 Miscellaneous161.5  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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Reviews for Palm Beach    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

You air quality and some of your others stats must be based on a "Palm Beach County" unless ocean breezes on Palm Beach city qualify as "bad  More

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