| Index | Melbourne Beach | Florida | National |
| Cost of living | 128 | 99 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 98 | 100 | 100 |
| Groceries | 104 | 105 | 100 |
| Health care | 103 | 94 | 100 |
| Housing | 190 | 97 | 100 |
| Transportation | 107 | 99 | 100 |
| Utilities | 101 | 98 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $101,134 | $8,428 | $2,360 | $3,034 |
| Renters | $45,354 | $3,780 | $1,058 | $1,361 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Florida | 6% | 7.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Florida | 0% | 0% |
| Item | Melbourne Beach | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $20.05 | $27.62 | 27.4% |
| Beauty Salon | $55.75 | $51.11 | 9.1% |
| Toothpaste | $4.06 | $4.09 | 0.8% |
| Shampoo | $1.75 | $1.54 | 13.5% |
| Movie | $9.43 | $12.88 | 26.8% |
| Yoga | $18.02 | $19.66 | 8.3% |
| Item | Melbourne Beach | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.56 | $7.70 | 1.9% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.56 | $1.66 | 6.2% |
| Milk | $4.83 | $4.73 | 2.0% |
| Potatoes | $5.92 | $5.26 | 12.6% |
| Pizza | $9.52 | $12.76 | 25.4% |
| Beer | $11.11 | $10.55 | 5.3% |
| Item | Melbourne Beach | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $155.71 | $140.06 | 11.2% |
| Doctor | $186.99 | $153.82 | 21.6% |
| Dentist | $120.92 | $123.15 | 1.8% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.92 | $11.73 | 1.6% |
| Lipitor | $19.52 | $23.61 | 17.3% |
| Item | Melbourne Beach | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $685,455.00 | $326,622.00 | 109.9% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,202.14 | $2,480.25 | 11.2% |
| Apartment Rent | $2,063.00 | $1,444.00 | 42.9% |
| Item | Melbourne Beach | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.11 | $3.06 | 1.8% |
| Tire Balancing | $77.98 | $65.21 | 19.6% |
| Item | Melbourne Beach | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $220.86 | $220.12 | 0.3% |
| Phone | $198.70 | $195.71 | 1.5% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Micco, FL | 9,300 | 91 | 8.7% |
| Palm Bay, FL | 116,937 | 101 | 1.4% |
| Melbourne, FL | 85,242 | 102 | 2.2% |
| Palm Shores, FL | 1,662 | 107 | 7.2% |
| June Park, FL | 5,056 | 109 | 9.2% |
| Melbourne Beach, FL | 3,344 | 128 | 27.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Ponce Inlet, FL | 3,344 | 136 | 35.6% |
| Lake Junaluska, NC | 3,344 | 108 | 7.9% |
| Burlington, CO | 3,345 | 90 | 9.7% |
| Ascot Corner, QC | 3,346 | n/a | |
| Pottsville, AR | 3,341 | 86 | 14.3% |
| Melbourne Beach, FL | 3,344 | 128 | 27.8% |
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