Where you live
Miami
United States7.35partial score: 14 of 15
Comparing with
Orlando
United States7.49partial score: 14 of 15
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Result
Orlando wins 2 of 5
The biggest gap is in cultural integration.
FinancialOrlando+0.37.5 × 7.8
SafetyOrlando+0.34.7 × 5.0
Currency—+0.09.8 × 9.8
Quality—+0.07.7 × 7.7
IntegrationMiami+0.48.2 × 7.8
Criterion by criterion
The 15 sub-criteria. The stronger bar belongs to the winner.MiamiOrlando
Financial environmentweight 30%
9.0
Tax burden
9.0
6.0
Cost of living
7.0
9.0
Ease of doing business
9.0
6.0
Investment returns
6.0
Stability and safetyweight 25%
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Entry and residence
—
4.0
Political and social stability
4.0
6.0
Personal and property safety
7.0
Currency strengthweight 20%
10.0
Currency stability
10.0
9.0
Strength against the dollar
9.0
10.0
Purchasing power
10.0
Quality of lifeweight 15%
7.0
Infrastructure and services
7.0
8.0
Culture and lifestyle
8.0
9.0
Environmental quality
9.0
Cultural integrationweight 10%
7.0
Language and communication
7.0
10.0
Communities and support networks
9.0
Your money in both places
1 person, including rentYour monthly income US$ if you kept the same income (remote work or retirement)
MiamiUS$ 4,503
your income
Orlando
US$ 3,545
RentGroceriesTransportHealthUtilitiesLeisure
In Miami, shortUS$ 3,050a month
In Orlando, shortUS$ 2,092a month
How much of your work each thing costs
In hours of work, with your income and 40 hours a week.
MiamiOrlando
Taxes
For an income of US$ 1,453 a monthDays of the year working for taxes
Miami
79 days
Orlando
74 days
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Both take about the same share of your income in taxes.
What the State costs you
| Miami | Orlando | |
|---|---|---|
| Income tax and social security | 17% | 17% |
| Tax on purchases | 5% | 4% |
| Paid twice (health insurance) | 47% | 47% |
| Total cost of the State | 69% | 67% |
Paid twice: the health insurance you pay on top of taxes. Tax on purchases: the consumption tax rate applied to groceries, transport, utilities and leisure in the cost-of-living basket. Computed without deductions, with each place's official table and the Central Bank of Brazil exchange rate. In Rikezas it uses your real spending.
Sources: irs.gov (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · ssa.gov (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · flsurtaxlookup.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · kff.org (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · avalara.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗
Everyday life
What matters day to dayLanguage
MiamiEnglish
OrlandoEnglish
Currency
MiamiUSD
OrlandoUSD
Time zone
MiamiUTC-5
OrlandoUTC-5
Population
Miami489,812 (2025-07-01)
Orlando333,888 (2025-07-01)
Compare with YOUR real life
Connect Rikezas: your real spending, your real taxes and the year you reach financial independence in each place.