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Miami, FL vs Hilo, HI

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Is it cheaper to live in Hilo or is it cheaper to live in Miami?
- Hilo is 10.9% more expensive than Miami.

Which city has more affordable housing, Hilo or Miami?
- Hilo housing costs are 0.9% less expensive than Miami housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Miami or is Health Care more affordable in Hilo.
- Health related expenses are 4.1% less in Hilo.
 Miami, FLHilo, HIUnited States
 Overall  Unlock131.9100
 Food & Groceries107.3  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock99.7100
 Housing136.5  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$463,400$338,100
 Utilities96  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock85.3100
 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 2 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 Hilo    10 Reviews

If you’re looking at Hilo, then you’re likely being recruited in the medical or education fields. These are where the greatest needs of the community lie, and there are  More

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Over 5 years ago

I enjoyed living in Hawaii County for a number of years, most in Hilo. While Hilo has problems, they are few compared to mainland USA. I never experienced racism by  More

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Over 5 years ago

Too much racism from "native Hawaiians" who aren't actually natives. That keeps me from living in that paradise. I'm this is the "natives" goal.  More

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