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North Fort Myers, FL vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Is it cheaper to live in Fort Lauderdale or is it cheaper to live in North Fort Myers?
- Fort Lauderdale is 6.0% more expensive than North Fort Myers.

Which city has more affordable housing, Fort Lauderdale or North Fort Myers?
- Fort Lauderdale housing costs are 67.5% more expensive than North Fort Myers housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in North Fort Myers or is Health Care more affordable in Fort Lauderdale.
- Health related expenses are 16.8% less in Fort Lauderdale.
 North Fort Myers, FLFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Overall  Unlock110.5100
 Food & Groceries103.8  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock99.2100
 Housing80.8  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$521,000$338,100
 Utilities97  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock130.8100
 Miscellaneous103.0  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for North Fort Myers    2 Reviews

We "escaped" from the S. Ft. Myers area to get away from the crowds. Where live in N. Ft. Myers you feel like you are in the middle of nowhere when the grocery, drug  More

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Over 14 years ago

We used to live here and really liked southern FL. Unfortunately, we wanted to summer back home in New England, and once gone the neighbor on one side looted the place,  More

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Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 10 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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