2024 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Panama City Beach, FL vs North Fort Myers, FL

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Is it cheaper to live in North Fort Myers or is it cheaper to live in Panama City Beach?
- North Fort Myers is 9.2% more expensive than Panama City Beach.

Which city has more affordable housing, North Fort Myers or Panama City Beach?
- North Fort Myers housing costs are 34.7% less expensive than Panama City Beach housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Panama City Beach or is Health Care more affordable in North Fort Myers.
- Health related expenses are 20.3% more in North Fort Myers.
 Panama City Beach, FLNorth Fort Myers, FLUnited States
 Overall95.4104.2100
 Food & Groceries102.4103.8100
 Health99.1119.2100
 Housing123.880.8100
 Median Home Cost$472,900$312,900$338,100
 Utilities10,580.0%9,680.0%10,000.0%
 Transportation92.8106.4100
 Miscellaneous91.7103.0100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Panama City Beach    12 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here since 2001 and have seen many changes, mainly for the good. Although in the last couple years, and even more so after Hurricane Michael the cost of  More

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Over 5 years ago

I loved this area until I heard the property owners/corporations increased peoples rents between 30% to 90% that were still recovering from last years  More

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Over 11 years ago

Pannama city lived in the neighboring area 6 years loved it . I think you expect to much from such a small town as for the papermill you either put up with the smell or  More

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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 13 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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