2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Providence, RI vs Palm Beach, FL

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Is it cheaper to live in Palm Beach or is it cheaper to live in Providence?
- Palm Beach is 4.9% more expensive than Providence.

Which city has more affordable housing, Palm Beach or Providence?
- Palm Beach housing costs are 362.7% more expensive than Providence housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Providence or is Health Care more affordable in Palm Beach.
- Health related expenses are 15.7% more in Palm Beach.
 Providence, RIPalm Beach, FLUnited States
 Overall  Unlock114.1100
 Food & Groceries105.1  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock101.0100
 Housing101.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,807,100$338,100
 Utilities116  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock125.7100
 Miscellaneous110.4  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Over 9 years ago

I currently live in Rockford IL and just graduated college for broadcasting. I want to move out of this depressing, negative city and was thinking about Providence,  More

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And I've been to San Francisco and Seattle, so that's saying a lot. If you like pot, good for you, my annoyance is with all the people who smoke pot plainly in  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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