One of the primary tasks of the responsible immigrant is to study how much it would cost me to live in the destination city. In this case Miami, but as always, our perennial task is to remember that for the tourist Miami, it is actually the compendium of dozens of cities, distributed evenly throughout South Florida.
Many of the average costs presented here are calculated in the costs of an average family. Costs could go up or down, depending on the type of home and family members.
At
PFS Realty
we are trained to help and accompany you in all the processes that are vital to your investment in the United States and we want you to consider all the factors to take into account that affect the family budget. They say that knowledge is power, as well as the ability to dream. Migrating to a new country must have the best possible preparation, a responsible and conscious migration will save headaches.
Energy
In this installment we will talk about utilities and taxes in Miami. FPL is the company that manages electric power services for the entire state of Florida. According to statistics released by this organization, the average cost in electricity payment is $ 95 per month. But it should be noted that this rate could increase almost to double in the hottest months. Families learn from experience to manage energy use very well. Definitely the use of air conditioning is vital for the summer months, and in general given the values related to humidity. However, many learn to control temperatures so that while in the absence of people at home, they have the minimum values that can provide savings in energy expenditure.
Simply access https://es.fpl.com/ and you can open your account to start enjoying electric service in your new home or office. You can also monitor your consumption historically. As well as attending to savings suggestions and good tips to put them into practice at home.
Water
In general, if you are going to rent an apartment or house, the average cost is usually calculated within the value of the rent. It usually happens in the Complex of apartments or townhouses. But the average, according to the Miami Dade, Broward and Palm Beach County Department of Drinking Water and Sewage, is about $60. Other expenses to add and that are usually grouped whether or not included in the income is that of garbage collection, public toilet in some of our countries, and it is a charge that is usually around 30 dollars.
Cable, Internet, Phone: Fixed and Mobile
The landline phone service is usually accompanied, usually in a combo that includes: broadband Internet, and different cable TV packages. On average you could spend between $120 and $150. More and more households are not using the traditional telephone line thanks to the proliferation of smartphones and apps to communicate thanks to the internet. As for cell phone plans, it varies greatly depending on the plan and the accounts associated with it. Corporate accounts usually provide very good plans. As well as getting a phone to be paid in installments. If your intention is to save you will find very favorable prepaid plans ranging from $ 50 or less, up to an average of $ 100 or more
Taxation
A fixed tax is that of cars, every year you must renew the payment of this tax that coincides with the day of your birthday, and it is a label that you must stick to the license plate of your vehicle, it is a cost that starts with about $ 100, but that is renewed on average about $ 50, and cheaper if you do it for two years in a single payment.
Additionally there are other insurances and fixed expenses that will be detailed in a future article as medical insurance taxes on property that deserve a particular apart.
Remember that our team at
PFS Realty
is able to accompany you throughout the installation process in Miami and its surroundings, we are specialists in South Florida and years of experience guarantee our trajectory.
The spirit and purpose of these articles is to clear the initial doubts that will put you in confidence of wanting to know more and for this we are ready to serve you.
