According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Miami Gardens has an overall cost of living index of 102 which is 1.0x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Florida, Miami Gardens has a cost of living index that's 1.0x higher than Florida's index of 98.
The standard of living in Miami Gardens ranks as #3,380 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Florida. By definition, that implies Miami Gardens ranks as the #3,039 most expensive place in the Sunshine State.
Living Expense | Miami Gardens | Florida | National Average | |
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Overall | 102 | 98 | 100 | |
Services | 101 | 99 | 100 | |
Groceries | 120 | 107 | 100 | |
Health | 103 | 98 | 100 | |
Housing | 88 | 96 | 100 | |
Transportation | 106 | 102 | 100 | |
Utilities | 101 | 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 | Miami Gardens | Florida | United States |
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Median Home Value | $216,500 | $232,000 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,320 | $1,218 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $46,760 | $57,703 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 4.6x | 4.0x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.34x | 0.25x | 0.2x |
Item | Miami Gardens | Florida |
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Shampoo | $1.11 | $1.06 |
Movie | $13.23 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $22.13 | $14.67 |
Item | Miami Gardens | Florida |
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Ground Beef | $4.27 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.73 | $1.39 |
Milk | $3.16 | $2.05 |
Item | Miami Gardens | Florida |
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Haircut | $14.37 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $70.0 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $1.87 | $2.34 |
Item | Miami Gardens | Florida |
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Potatoes | $3.86 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $9.1 | $10.62 |
Beer | $10.98 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $105.63 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $111.06 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $107.78 | $99.13 |
Item | Miami Gardens | Florida |
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Gasoline | $2.24 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $60.69 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $162.18 | $167.67 |
Phone | $188.17 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Miami Gardens |
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Pembroke Pines, FL | 171,979 | 113 | 1.1x |
Weston, FL | 70,965 | 137 | 1.3x |
Tamiami, FL | 55,757 | 116 | 1.1x |
Kendale Lakes, FL | 55,732 | 108 | 1.1x |
Country Club, FL | 50,436 | 105 | 1.0x |
Coral Gables, FL | 49,937 | 164 | 1.6x |
North Miami Beach, FL | 42,824 | 101 | 1.0x |
Golden Glades, FL | 33,843 | 101 | 1.0x |
Miami Lakes, FL | 31,021 | 125 | 1.2x |
Coral Terrace, FL | 25,529 | 117 | 1.1x |