Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Florida
Naples is a supplemental starter city profile for the premium Gulf Coast retirement market in Florida, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Florida
West Palm Beach is a supplemental starter city profile for the South Florida coastal housing market in Florida, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Comparison
West Palm Beach has the lower salary-needed estimate, while West Palm Beach has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as West Palm Beach minus Naples.
| Metric | Naples | West Palm Beach | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,715 | $2,327 | -$388 | West Palm Beach | West Palm Beach has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $549,494 | $399,650 | -$149,844 | West Palm Beach | West Palm Beach has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $283/mo | $283/mo | $0/mo | Even | Utilities is the same in both cities. |
| Groceries index | 102 | 102 | 0 | Even | Groceries index is the same in both cities. |
| Salary needed | $97,648 | $97,648 | $0 | Even | Salary needed is the same in both cities. |
| Move score | 70/100 | 70/100 | 0 | Even | Move score is the same in both cities. |