City profile
Fort Lauderdale, FL cost of living
FL · BEA RPP 114.155
2024 overall RPP
114.155
US = 100
2024 housing-rent RPP
155.551
Housing component
2024 goods RPP
103.556
Goods component
2-BR FMR (HUD)
$2,321/mo
FY2027 FMR
Where Fort Lauderdale, FL sits in the verified metro set
RPP rank
#2 of 67
+14.2 vs U.S. average
Vs median metro
+14.7
median RPP 99.5
2-BR rent rank
#11 of 67
+632/mo vs median verified metro
RPP ranks use only verified ReloMath metro records. Sources: BEA MARPP 2024 (all items, housing, goods, other services); HUD FY2027 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent; reviewed 2026-10-04. These are historical area benchmarks, not current neighborhood prices. HUD FMR is a 40th-percentile gross-rent benchmark, not median rent. BEA metro and HUD rent-area boundaries can differ. BEA: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (Metropolitan Statistical Area) (code 33100). HUD: Fort Lauderdale, FL HUD Metro FMR Area (code METRO33100MM2680); counties or county equivalents: Broward County. The official files were retrieved 2026-10-04.
IRS migration row pending review
ReloMath has verified BEA/HUD cost data for Fort Lauderdale, FL, but the current first-party IRS migration dataset has no standalone metro row for this slug. This page is marked noindex until a real IRS migration row exists; no inflow, outflow, or net-migration figures are inferred from neighboring metros.
Source checked: IRS SOI county-to-county migration data for 2022-2023, mapped to metros via the Census CBSA crosswalk.
What salary do you need in Fort Lauderdale, FL?
Historical BEA 2024 salary illustration relative to the U.S. average (RPP 100), before tax and household adjustments. Housing is already included in overall RPP.
| In US-average city | You need in Fort Lauderdale, FL | Formula |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $57,078 | $50,000 x (114.155/100) |
| $75,000 | $85,616 | $75,000 x (114.155/100) |
| $100,000 | $114,155 | $100,000 x (114.155/100) |
| $125,000 | $142,694 | $125,000 x (114.155/100) |
| $150,000 | $171,233 | $150,000 x (114.155/100) |
| $200,000 | $228,310 | $200,000 x (114.155/100) |
Salary illustrations use BEA 2024 overall Regional Price Parities (RPP) only, before tax and household-specific adjustments. Overall RPP already includes housing. HUD FY2027 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent is a separate historical gross-rent benchmark, not a current lease or median rent. Do not add rent to the RPP salary figure. Your lease and moving quote belong in a separate budget. Not financial advice.
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State income tax note
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the cost of living in Fort Lauderdale, FL?
- In the historical BEA 2024 benchmark, Fort Lauderdale, FL has an overall Regional Price Parity of 114.155 (US average = 100). Its overall price level is 14.2% higher than the national average for that year.
- What salary do I need to live in Fort Lauderdale, FL?
- If you earn $100,000 in a US-average city (RPP 100), the BEA 2024 RPP illustration is approximately $114,155 in Fort Lauderdale, FL, before tax and household adjustments.
- What historical rent benchmark is shown for Fort Lauderdale, FL?
- The historical HUD Fair Market Rent benchmark for a 2-bedroom associated with Fort Lauderdale, FL is $2,321 per month as of FY2027.
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