I’m thinking of moving to Miami, coming from the Midwest. What are the pros and cons of living here?

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Be prepared for sticker shock from everything from housing costs to the average cost of a drink. Traffic is hell. A studio anywhere reasonable is 2300 plus

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one bed 🛏️ over 3 k

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Miami provides a different culture and way of living from the entire US. Outside of Brickell and perhaps downtown, it is primarily Latino culture and Spanish speaking.

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If you’re moving due to unique offerings Miami has like year-round outdoor weather, beach, slow-life type lifestyle, then ok.

But, like others have mentioned, it’s gotten expensive. I wouldn’t recommend MIA for those making under 100k. It’s survivable, not comfortable.

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100k is barely doable in my experience unless you have a roommate or do a studio

Pros: tropical weather, beaches, LatAm food, experiencing a different culture, physically beautiful people and places, taxes.

Cons: CoL is very high, low trust society (you’ll meet plenty of people who should set off your BS radar, everyone out for themselves), experiencing a different culture and not being able to communicate, beautiful people making you feel not beautiful enough, outdoor experiences besides the beach/boating are very limited, hard to make friends, traffic.

My wife is from the Midwest and she would have left had we not met (I’m local).

If you want a fun and expensive experience of living somewhere that can feel like another country in the tropics, have at it. If you just want better weather and beaches go somewhere else.

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