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Cost & Benefits

Melbourne vs Tampa

Simple answer

You'd likely save $176 a month in Melbourne.

Typical rent is $1,701 in Tampa and $1,525 in Melbourne. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Melbourne

Florida

Typical rent
$1,525
Typical pay
$66,991 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,779
Price index
100.0 (metro)

Tampa

Florida

Typical rent
$1,701
Typical pay
$75,475 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,917
Price index
100.9 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Melbourne and Tampa are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.