According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Cocoa Beach has an overall cost of living index of 110 which is 1.1x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Florida, Cocoa Beach has a cost of living index that's 1.1x higher than Florida's index of 98.
The standard of living in Cocoa Beach ranks as #4,129 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Florida. By definition, that implies Cocoa Beach ranks as the #2,289 most expensive place in the Sunshine State.
Living Expense | Cocoa Beach | Florida | National Average | |
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Overall | 110 | 98 | 100 | |
Services | 95 | 99 | 100 | |
Groceries | 102 | 107 | 100 | |
Health | 93 | 98 | 100 | |
Housing | 134 | 96 | 100 | |
Transportation | 95 | 102 | 100 | |
Utilities | 98 | 106 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Florida, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Cocoa Beach | Florida | United States |
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Median Home Value | $329,800 | $232,000 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,331 | $1,218 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $66,706 | $57,703 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 4.9x | 4.0x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.24x | 0.25x | 0.2x |
Item | Cocoa Beach | Florida |
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Shampoo | $1.0 | $1.06 |
Movie | $10.55 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $14.36 | $14.67 |
Item | Cocoa Beach | Florida |
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Ground Beef | $4.46 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.27 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.39 | $2.05 |
Item | Cocoa Beach | Florida |
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Haircut | $20.89 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $54.17 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $1.89 | $2.34 |
Item | Cocoa Beach | Florida |
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Potatoes | $3.42 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $9.66 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.23 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $100.39 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $83.46 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $97.71 | $99.13 |
Item | Cocoa Beach | Florida |
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Gasoline | $2.1 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $49.25 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $164.06 | $167.67 |
Phone | $187.87 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Cocoa Beach |
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Melbourne, FL | 82,281 | 93 | 0.8x |
Titusville, FL | 46,307 | 87 | 0.8x |
Merritt Island, FL | 33,975 | 100 | 0.9x |
Rockledge, FL | 27,739 | 96 | 0.9x |
Port St. John, FL | 23,940 | 87 | 0.8x |
West Melbourne, FL | 23,454 | 105 | 1.0x |
Cocoa, FL | 20,151 | 86 | 0.8x |
Viera West, FL | 14,204 | 113 | 1.0x |
Viera East, FL | 12,284 | 102 | 0.9x |
Satellite Beach, FL | 11,000 | 113 | 1.0x |