Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Florida
Clearwater is a supplemental starter city profile for the Tampa Bay coastal and retirement market in Florida, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Florida
Cape Coral is a coastal housing and hurricane-cost market in Florida, useful for starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
Cape Coral has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Cape Coral has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Cape Coral minus Clearwater.
| Metric | Clearwater | Cape Coral | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,960 | $1,540 | -$420 | Cape Coral | Cape Coral has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $341,503 | $356,900 | +$15,397 | Clearwater | Clearwater has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $277/mo | $211/mo | -$66/mo | Cape Coral | Cape Coral has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 100 | 106 | +6 | Clearwater | Clearwater has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $70,873 | $66,600 | -$4,273 | Cape Coral | Cape Coral has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 79/100 | 77/100 | -2 | Clearwater | Clearwater has the higher move score. |