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West Palm Beach, FL vs Miami, FL

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Is it cheaper to live in Miami or is it cheaper to live in West Palm Beach?
- Miami is 4.2% more expensive than West Palm Beach.

Which city has more affordable housing, Miami or West Palm Beach?
- Miami housing costs are 33.8% more expensive than West Palm Beach housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in West Palm Beach or is Health Care more affordable in Miami.
- Health related expenses are 3.0% more in Miami.
 West Palm Beach, FLMiami, FLUnited States
 Overall  Unlock118.9100
 Food & Groceries104.8  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock104.0100
 Housing102.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$524,600$338,100
 Utilities97  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock144.5100
 Miscellaneous108.8  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for West Palm Beach    51 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Palm Beach county is getting over crowded at least from point of view. High property taxes and home owners insurance (due to hurricanes) traffic is getting worse.   More

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Over 9 years ago

I couldn't think of a better place to live. There are so many things to do around town. Traffic in not bad, for the most part. There's a good mix of cultural diversity.  More

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Over 9 years ago

Why is Cultural diversity considered a pro for West Palm  More

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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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