300 comparisons · 25 cities · two countries

Two cities, side by side

Each page puts two cities' housing costs, crime rates, climate, incomes, taxes and transit next to each other from their own published figures, then says plainly what each does better and who should choose which. The list runs from the pairs people actually agonise over, an hour apart, to the ones a continent apart.

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Straight-line distance between the two city centres. The nearer the pair, the more the choice turns on detail rather than on climate or country.

Every city comparison, nearest pair first
ComparisonDistanceCountries
Miami vs Hialeah16 kmUnited States
Tampa vs St. Petersburg28 kmUnited States
Dallas vs Fort Worth50 kmUnited States
Vancouver vs Victoria94 kmCanada
Raleigh vs Greensboro112 kmUnited States
Austin vs San Antonio118 kmUnited States
Tampa vs Orlando124 kmUnited States
Charlotte vs Greensboro133 kmUnited States
St. Petersburg vs Cape Coral140 kmUnited States
Orlando vs St. Petersburg151 kmUnited States
Tampa vs Cape Coral152 kmUnited States
Port St. Lucie vs Hialeah157 kmUnited States
Miami vs Port St. Lucie170 kmUnited States
Orlando vs Port St. Lucie170 kmUnited States
Port St. Lucie vs Cape Coral175 kmUnited States
Cape Coral vs Hialeah190 kmUnited States
Orlando vs Jacksonville202 kmUnited States
Miami vs Cape Coral205 kmUnited States
Charlotte vs Raleigh209 kmUnited States
Tampa vs Port St. Lucie217 kmUnited States
Orlando vs Cape Coral219 kmUnited States
Port St. Lucie vs St. Petersburg229 kmUnited States
Austin vs Houston235 kmUnited States
Jacksonville vs Tallahassee249 kmUnited States
Vancouver vs Kelowna270 kmCanada
Tampa vs Jacksonville276 kmUnited States
Austin vs Fort Worth279 kmUnited States
Austin vs Dallas293 kmUnited States
Jacksonville vs St. Petersburg302 kmUnited States
Houston vs San Antonio304 kmUnited States
St. Petersburg vs Hialeah313 kmUnited States
Tampa vs Hialeah315 kmUnited States
Orlando vs Hialeah315 kmUnited States
Victoria vs Kelowna325 kmCanada
Tampa vs Tallahassee328 kmUnited States
Miami vs Orlando330 kmUnited States
Miami vs St. Petersburg330 kmUnited States
Miami vs Tampa331 kmUnited States
St. Petersburg vs Tallahassee338 kmUnited States
Orlando vs Tallahassee350 kmUnited States
Ottawa vs Toronto352 kmCanada
Dallas vs Houston362 kmUnited States
Jacksonville vs Port St. Lucie362 kmUnited States
Houston vs Fort Worth382 kmUnited States
San Antonio vs Fort Worth387 kmUnited States
Calgary vs Kelowna405 kmCanada
Dallas vs San Antonio406 kmUnited States
Jacksonville vs Cape Coral412 kmUnited States
Cape Coral vs Tallahassee477 kmUnited States
Ottawa vs Boston504 kmCanada and the United States
Jacksonville vs Hialeah514 kmUnited States
Port St. Lucie vs Tallahassee516 kmUnited States
Miami vs Jacksonville529 kmUnited States
Charlotte vs Jacksonville549 kmUnited States
Charlotte vs Tallahassee619 kmUnited States
Hialeah vs Tallahassee640 kmUnited States
Miami vs Tallahassee656 kmUnited States
Jacksonville vs Greensboro663 kmUnited States
Raleigh vs Jacksonville667 kmUnited States
Calgary vs Vancouver674 kmCanada
Toronto vs Boston692 kmCanada and the United States
Calgary vs Victoria728 kmCanada
Charlotte vs Orlando745 kmUnited States
Tallahassee vs Greensboro750 kmUnited States
Raleigh vs Tallahassee790 kmUnited States
San Antonio vs El Paso808 kmUnited States
Charlotte vs Tampa823 kmUnited States
Toronto vs Greensboro841 kmCanada and the United States
Orlando vs Raleigh845 kmUnited States
Charlotte vs St. Petersburg847 kmUnited States
Austin vs El Paso850 kmUnited States
Orlando vs Greensboro853 kmUnited States
Fort Worth vs El Paso868 kmUnited States
Toronto vs Raleigh878 kmCanada and the United States
Charlotte vs Port St. Lucie885 kmUnited States
Dallas vs El Paso918 kmUnited States
Tampa vs Greensboro939 kmUnited States
Tampa vs Raleigh942 kmUnited States
Toronto vs Charlotte945 kmCanada and the United States
Raleigh vs Port St. Lucie959 kmUnited States
Charlotte vs Cape Coral961 kmUnited States
St. Petersburg vs Greensboro964 kmUnited States
Raleigh vs St. Petersburg968 kmUnited States
Boston vs Raleigh981 kmUnited States
Port St. Lucie vs Greensboro982 kmUnited States
Boston vs Greensboro1,026 kmUnited States
Charlotte vs Hialeah1,042 kmUnited States
Charlotte vs Miami1,054 kmUnited States
Raleigh vs Cape Coral1,065 kmUnited States
Cape Coral vs Greensboro1,071 kmUnited States
Houston vs Tallahassee1,072 kmUnited States
Houston vs El Paso1,085 kmUnited States
Ottawa vs Greensboro1,093 kmCanada and the United States
Ottawa vs Raleigh1,100 kmCanada and the United States
Raleigh vs Hialeah1,113 kmUnited States
Miami vs Raleigh1,124 kmUnited States
Hialeah vs Greensboro1,138 kmUnited States
Miami vs Greensboro1,150 kmUnited States
Charlotte vs Boston1,160 kmUnited States
Ottawa vs Charlotte1,214 kmCanada and the United States
Dallas vs Tallahassee1,215 kmUnited States
Houston vs St. Petersburg1,259 kmUnited States
Fort Worth vs Tallahassee1,264 kmUnited States
Tampa vs Houston1,273 kmUnited States
Austin vs Tallahassee1,294 kmUnited States
Houston vs Jacksonville1,320 kmUnited States
Houston vs Cape Coral1,355 kmUnited States
Orlando vs Houston1,365 kmUnited States
San Antonio vs Tallahassee1,376 kmUnited States
Dallas vs Jacksonville1,458 kmUnited States
Dallas vs St. Petersburg1,467 kmUnited States
Tampa vs Dallas1,475 kmUnited States
Houston vs Port St. Lucie1,488 kmUnited States
Charlotte vs Houston1,490 kmUnited States
Austin vs St. Petersburg1,493 kmUnited States
Toronto vs Jacksonville1,494 kmCanada and the United States
Charlotte vs Dallas1,494 kmUnited States
Tampa vs Austin1,506 kmUnited States
Fort Worth vs Jacksonville1,508 kmUnited States
Fort Worth vs St. Petersburg1,514 kmUnited States
Tampa vs Fort Worth1,522 kmUnited States
Toronto vs Tallahassee1,529 kmCanada and the United States
Houston vs Hialeah1,542 kmUnited States
Charlotte vs Fort Worth1,543 kmUnited States
Austin vs Jacksonville1,543 kmUnited States
Orlando vs Dallas1,546 kmUnited States
Miami vs Houston1,557 kmUnited States
San Antonio vs St. Petersburg1,557 kmUnited States
Tampa vs San Antonio1,572 kmUnited States
Dallas vs Cape Coral1,582 kmUnited States
Austin vs Cape Coral1,590 kmUnited States
Orlando vs Austin1,595 kmUnited States
Orlando vs Fort Worth1,595 kmUnited States
Dallas vs Greensboro1,597 kmUnited States
Houston vs Greensboro1,610 kmUnited States
San Antonio vs Jacksonville1,625 kmUnited States
Fort Worth vs Cape Coral1,627 kmUnited States
Boston vs Jacksonville1,637 kmUnited States
Fort Worth vs Greensboro1,646 kmUnited States
San Antonio vs Cape Coral1,647 kmUnited States
Orlando vs San Antonio1,666 kmUnited States
Charlotte vs Austin1,671 kmUnited States
Toronto vs Orlando1,690 kmCanada and the United States
Dallas vs Port St. Lucie1,691 kmUnited States
Raleigh vs Dallas1,699 kmUnited States
Raleigh vs Houston1,699 kmUnited States
Austin vs Port St. Lucie1,722 kmUnited States
Fort Worth vs Port St. Lucie1,739 kmUnited States
Raleigh vs Fort Worth1,747 kmUnited States
Ottawa vs Jacksonville1,756 kmCanada and the United States
Toronto vs Tampa1,768 kmCanada and the United States
Boston vs Tallahassee1,770 kmUnited States
Dallas vs Hialeah1,771 kmUnited States
Charlotte vs San Antonio1,776 kmUnited States
Austin vs Hialeah1,777 kmUnited States
Austin vs Greensboro1,786 kmUnited States
San Antonio vs Port St. Lucie1,786 kmUnited States
Miami vs Dallas1,787 kmUnited States
Toronto vs St. Petersburg1,791 kmCanada and the United States
Miami vs Austin1,792 kmUnited States
Orlando vs Boston1,796 kmUnited States
Fort Worth vs Hialeah1,817 kmUnited States
Ottawa vs Tallahassee1,823 kmCanada and the United States
Toronto vs Port St. Lucie1,823 kmCanada and the United States
Miami vs Fort Worth1,832 kmUnited States
San Antonio vs Hialeah1,833 kmUnited States
Miami vs San Antonio1,847 kmUnited States
Boston vs Port St. Lucie1,878 kmUnited States
Raleigh vs Austin1,880 kmUnited States
San Antonio vs Greensboro1,893 kmUnited States
Tampa vs Boston1,904 kmUnited States
Toronto vs Cape Coral1,906 kmCanada and the United States
Boston vs St. Petersburg1,931 kmUnited States
Toronto vs Dallas1,937 kmCanada and the United States
Ottawa vs Orlando1,943 kmCanada and the United States
Toronto vs Fort Worth1,975 kmCanada and the United States
Toronto vs Hialeah1,979 kmCanada and the United States
Raleigh vs San Antonio1,985 kmUnited States
Toronto vs Miami1,991 kmCanada and the United States
Boston vs Cape Coral2,011 kmUnited States
Boston vs Hialeah2,018 kmUnited States
Miami vs Boston2,025 kmUnited States
Ottawa vs Tampa2,032 kmCanada and the United States
Ottawa vs St. Petersburg2,057 kmCanada and the United States
Ottawa vs Port St. Lucie2,060 kmCanada and the United States
Toronto vs Houston2,094 kmCanada and the United States
El Paso vs Tallahassee2,118 kmUnited States
Ottawa vs Cape Coral2,162 kmCanada and the United States
Toronto vs Austin2,199 kmCanada and the United States
Ottawa vs Hialeah2,213 kmCanada and the United States
Ottawa vs Miami2,223 kmCanada and the United States
Calgary vs El Paso2,233 kmCanada and the United States
Kelowna vs El Paso2,286 kmCanada and the United States
Ottawa vs Dallas2,288 kmCanada and the United States
Toronto vs San Antonio2,317 kmCanada and the United States
Ottawa vs Fort Worth2,326 kmCanada and the United States
Victoria vs El Paso2,333 kmCanada and the United States
El Paso vs St. Petersburg2,339 kmUnited States
Tampa vs El Paso2,351 kmUnited States
El Paso vs Jacksonville2,365 kmUnited States
Vancouver vs El Paso2,389 kmCanada and the United States
Charlotte vs El Paso2,402 kmUnited States
Orlando vs El Paso2,435 kmUnited States
El Paso vs Cape Coral2,439 kmUnited States
Ottawa vs Houston2,444 kmCanada and the United States
Calgary vs Fort Worth2,448 kmCanada and the United States
Calgary vs Dallas2,470 kmCanada and the United States
Boston vs Dallas2,493 kmUnited States
El Paso vs Greensboro2,499 kmUnited States
Boston vs Fort Worth2,537 kmUnited States
Ottawa vs Austin2,551 kmCanada and the United States
El Paso vs Port St. Lucie2,568 kmUnited States
Boston vs Houston2,581 kmUnited States
Raleigh vs El Paso2,604 kmUnited States
El Paso vs Hialeah2,627 kmUnited States
Kelowna vs Fort Worth2,637 kmCanada and the United States
Miami vs El Paso2,641 kmUnited States
Kelowna vs Dallas2,665 kmCanada and the United States
Ottawa vs San Antonio2,669 kmCanada and the United States
Calgary vs Austin2,676 kmCanada and the United States
Toronto vs El Paso2,709 kmCanada and the United States
Calgary vs Toronto2,711 kmCanada
Boston vs Austin2,726 kmUnited States
Calgary vs San Antonio2,731 kmCanada and the United States
Victoria vs Fort Worth2,782 kmCanada and the United States
Vancouver vs Fort Worth2,812 kmCanada and the United States
Victoria vs Dallas2,814 kmCanada and the United States
Calgary vs Houston2,830 kmCanada and the United States
Kelowna vs Austin2,840 kmCanada and the United States
Boston vs San Antonio2,841 kmUnited States
Vancouver vs Dallas2,844 kmCanada and the United States
Calgary vs Ottawa2,876 kmCanada
Kelowna vs San Antonio2,879 kmCanada and the United States
Victoria vs Austin2,962 kmCanada and the United States
Victoria vs San Antonio2,990 kmCanada and the United States
Vancouver vs Austin3,000 kmCanada and the United States
Kelowna vs Houston3,015 kmCanada and the United States
Vancouver vs San Antonio3,030 kmCanada and the United States
Ottawa vs El Paso3,050 kmCanada and the United States
Kelowna vs Toronto3,093 kmCanada
Victoria vs Houston3,153 kmCanada and the United States
Calgary vs Charlotte3,178 kmCanada and the United States
Calgary vs Greensboro3,179 kmCanada and the United States
Vancouver vs Houston3,187 kmCanada and the United States
Kelowna vs Ottawa3,270 kmCanada
Calgary vs Raleigh3,282 kmCanada and the United States
Boston vs El Paso3,329 kmUnited States
Calgary vs Tallahassee3,357 kmCanada and the United States
Vancouver vs Toronto3,359 kmCanada
Calgary vs Boston3,366 kmCanada and the United States
Victoria vs Toronto3,388 kmCanada
Kelowna vs Charlotte3,509 kmCanada and the United States
Kelowna vs Greensboro3,519 kmCanada and the United States
Calgary vs Jacksonville3,524 kmCanada and the United States
Vancouver vs Ottawa3,539 kmCanada
Victoria vs Ottawa3,577 kmCanada
Kelowna vs Raleigh3,625 kmCanada and the United States
Kelowna vs Tallahassee3,639 kmCanada and the United States
Calgary vs Tampa3,684 kmCanada and the United States
Calgary vs St. Petersburg3,689 kmCanada and the United States
Calgary vs Orlando3,697 kmCanada and the United States
Vancouver vs Charlotte3,752 kmCanada and the United States
Kelowna vs Boston3,756 kmCanada and the United States
Victoria vs Charlotte3,758 kmCanada and the United States
Vancouver vs Greensboro3,767 kmCanada and the United States
Victoria vs Greensboro3,776 kmCanada and the United States
Kelowna vs Jacksonville3,821 kmCanada and the United States
Calgary vs Cape Coral3,828 kmCanada and the United States
Victoria vs Tallahassee3,849 kmCanada and the United States
Vancouver vs Tallahassee3,859 kmCanada and the United States
Calgary vs Port St. Lucie3,867 kmCanada and the United States
Vancouver vs Raleigh3,874 kmCanada and the United States
Victoria vs Raleigh3,884 kmCanada and the United States
Kelowna vs Tampa3,962 kmCanada and the United States
Kelowna vs St. Petersburg3,966 kmCanada and the United States
Kelowna vs Orlando3,985 kmCanada and the United States
Calgary vs Hialeah3,997 kmCanada and the United States
Calgary vs Miami4,013 kmCanada and the United States
Vancouver vs Boston4,024 kmCanada and the United States
Victoria vs Jacksonville4,042 kmCanada and the United States
Vancouver vs Jacksonville4,048 kmCanada and the United States
Victoria vs Boston4,058 kmCanada and the United States
Kelowna vs Cape Coral4,102 kmCanada and the United States
Kelowna vs Port St. Lucie4,154 kmCanada and the United States
Victoria vs Tampa4,167 kmCanada and the United States
Victoria vs St. Petersburg4,168 kmCanada and the United States
Vancouver vs Tampa4,179 kmCanada and the United States
Vancouver vs St. Petersburg4,181 kmCanada and the United States
Victoria vs Orlando4,197 kmCanada and the United States
Vancouver vs Orlando4,207 kmCanada and the United States
Kelowna vs Hialeah4,277 kmCanada and the United States
Kelowna vs Miami4,293 kmCanada and the United States
Victoria vs Cape Coral4,302 kmCanada and the United States
Vancouver vs Cape Coral4,315 kmCanada and the United States
Victoria vs Port St. Lucie4,365 kmCanada and the United States
Vancouver vs Port St. Lucie4,375 kmCanada and the United States
Victoria vs Hialeah4,481 kmCanada and the United States
Vancouver vs Hialeah4,494 kmCanada and the United States
Victoria vs Miami4,498 kmCanada and the United States
Vancouver vs Miami4,510 kmCanada and the United States
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Florida

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Florida

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Texas

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Texas

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Texas

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Texas

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Florida

Cape Coral

Florida

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Figures come from the same tables as each city's calculators, plus sourced profiles for crime, climate, income, taxes and transit. See the methodology.