City comparison
Clearwater, FL is about 200 miles (350 km) from Hialeah, FL in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 275 miles, or about 4 h 30 min behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Clearwater, FL to Hialeah, FL takes about 25 min, covering roughly 200 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Clearwater, FL is on Central Time and Hialeah, FL is on Eastern Time — a 1-hour difference. When it's noon in Clearwater, it's 1 p.m. in Hialeah, which puts Clearwater 1 hours behind.
Standard-time offsets. Daylight saving applies in both cities for most of the year (exceptions: Hawaii and most of Arizona), and the gap between the two stays the same.
Hialeah has a population of 222,996, vs 116,984 in Clearwater — about 1.9× larger by population. By land area, Clearwater covers about 26 sq mi vs 22 sq mi for Hialeah.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Clearwater | Hialeah | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,389/mo | $1,458/mo | 5.0% higher in Hialeah |
| Median home value | $287,900 | $324,300 | 12.6% higher in Hialeah |
| Median household income | $59,358 | $49,531 | 19.8% higher in Clearwater |
| Groceries index | 95.8 | 103.1 | 7.7% higher in Hialeah |
| Utilities index | 89.1 | 97.0 | 8.9% higher in Hialeah |
| Transportation index | 97.8 | 108.3 | 10.7% higher in Hialeah |
| Healthcare index | 97.3 | 107.8 | 10.8% higher in Hialeah |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Clearwater, you'd need $115,712 in Hialeah to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Clearwater, FL is about 13.6% cheaper overall than Hialeah, FL, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 22% higher in Hialeah than in Clearwater. If you earn $80,000 in Clearwater, you'd need about $92,570 in Hialeah to keep the same standard of living.