Last updated 2026-07-10 ยท MovePlan Editorial Team
Above the national average, with housing doing most of the work.
Cost of living index (US avg = 100): 114
Median 2BR rent: $2,400/mo
Housing: 141 vs 100
Groceries: 97 vs 100
Utilities: 107 vs 100
Transportation: 100 vs 100
Healthcare: 96 vs 100
West Palm Beach offers hot, humid summers and mild winters and a higher-cost place to land in Florida. Housing is the line item that moves your budget most, anchored here to a real median 2BR rent of about $2,400/mo.