2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Miami, FL vs Cleveland, OH

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Is it cheaper to live in Cleveland or is it cheaper to live in Miami?
- Cleveland is 30.2% less expensive than Miami.

Which city has more affordable housing, Cleveland or Miami?
- Cleveland housing costs are 82.7% less expensive than Miami housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Miami or is Health Care more affordable in Cleveland.
- Health related expenses are 20.4% less in Cleveland.
 Miami, FLCleveland, OHUnited States
 Overall  Unlock83.0100
 Food & Groceries107.3  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock82.8100
 Housing136.5  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$97,300$338,100
 Utilities96  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock90.5100
 Miscellaneous100.2  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

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

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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

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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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Reviews for Cleveland    95 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I live in a suburb right outside of Cleveland. I fear Cleveland gets a bad wrap in many people eyes. Although many families moved to the area for steel and auto  More

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I relocated to Cleveland 8 months ago from south of Columbus, OH. Having spent a lot of time in Columbus and central Ohio, I wanted to change. So I spontaneously decided  More

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Lived in Cleveland for 10 years. Loved it. Of course it has its issues, but there are a lot of great things about this city, and the people that live there should  More

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