Charleston, South Carolina vs. West Palm Beach, Florida

Health Compare

Our Premium Cost of Living Calculator includes Health Indexes, Local Prices for Insurance Premiums, Common Surgery and Medical Procedures in Retirement and other must-know details. Click here to customize.

Health
  0.0% higher in West Palm Beach, Florida
than in Charleston, South Carolina
   Insurance cost
Charleston, SCWest Palm Beach, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium9686.8100  9.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Charleston, SCWest Palm Beach, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.5106.4100  1.8%
Heart Failure104.2113.3100  8.7%
Hip Knee Replacement93.4112.9100  20.9%
Pneumonia101.4104.5100  3.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Charleston, SCWest Palm Beach, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,122$24,541$23,281  1.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,748$18,210$16,237  8.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,687$25,003$22,499  20.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,046$17,565$17,007  3.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Charleston, SCWest Palm Beach, FLU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.0%6.0%3.1%  ∞%
2015-201611.1%1.8%12.5%  83.8%
2016-201728.2%15.3%57.9%  45.7%
2017-201834.7%40.8%19.0%  17.6%
2018-20196.2%2.4%-2.2%  61.3%
Since 2014103.7%79.3%113.3%  23.5%
   Health Insurance Premiums
      State average
Cost of Taxes