| Index | Malabar | Florida | National |
| Cost of living | 114 | 98 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 93 | 98 | 100 |
| Groceries | 99 | 99 | 100 |
| Health care | 97 | 96 | 100 |
| Housing | 153 | 96 | 100 |
| Transportation | 98 | 99 | 100 |
| Utilities | 109 | 97 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $85,575 | $7,131 | $1,997 | $2,568 |
| Renters | $38,585 | $3,215 | $900 | $1,158 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Florida | 6% | 7.5% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Florida | 0% | 0% |
| Item | Malabar | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $21.00 | $24.26 | 13.4% |
| Beauty Salon | $56.83 | $45.56 | 24.7% |
| Toothpaste | $3.68 | $3.70 | 0.6% |
| Shampoo | $1.32 | $1.28 | 3.1% |
| Movie | $13.10 | $12.13 | 7.9% |
| Bowling | $14.75 | $18.00 | 18.1% |
| Item | Malabar | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.85 | $5.84 | 0.2% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.45 | $1.57 | 8.0% |
| Milk | $4.52 | $4.67 | 3.2% |
| Potatoes | $5.38 | $4.93 | 9.0% |
| Pizza | $12.62 | $12.09 | 4.4% |
| Beer | $10.69 | $10.41 | 2.6% |
| Item | Malabar | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $78.20 | $125.68 | 37.8% |
| Doctor | $139.80 | $135.78 | 3.0% |
| Dentist | $132.83 | $113.29 | 17.3% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.32 | $10.65 | 3.1% |
| Lipitor | $526.92 | $468.60 | 12.4% |
| Item | Malabar | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $290,200.00 | $184,700.00 | 57.1% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,007.04 | $2,346.69 | 14.5% |
| Apartment Rent | $1,368.00 | $949.00 | 44.2% |
| Item | Malabar | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.45 | $3.46 | 0.5% |
| Tire Balancing | $54.85 | $59.92 | 8.5% |
| Item | Malabar | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $144.67 | $193.99 | 25.4% |
| Phone | $196.14 | $192.25 | 2.0% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Windsor, FL | 377 | 98 | 2.4% |
| Micco, FL | 8,990 | 88 | 11.7% |
| Palm Bay, FL | 113,751 | 98 | 1.7% |
| Roseland, FL | 1,554 | 99 | 0.9% |
| Melbourne, FL | 82,281 | 100 | 0.2% |
| Malabar, FL | 3,123 | 114 | 14.3% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Spearman, TX | 3,123 | 83 | 17.1% |
| Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska, QC | 3,123 | n/a | |
| Bandon, OR | 3,122 | 115 | 15.3% |
| Frazier Park, CA | 3,121 | 108 | 8.4% |
| Okanagan (Part) 1, BC | 3,121 | n/a | |
| Malabar, FL | 3,123 | 114 | 14.3% |
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