City comparison
Hialeah, FL is about 100 miles (150 km) from Port St. Lucie, FL in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 125 miles, or about 2 h 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 Hialeah, FL to Port St. Lucie, FL takes about 12 min, covering roughly 100 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.
Hialeah has a population of 222,996, vs 210,520 in Port St. Lucie — about the same size. By land area, Port St. Lucie covers about 120 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 | Hialeah | Port St. Lucie | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,458/mo | $1,684/mo | 15.5% higher in Port St. Lucie |
| Median home value | $324,300 | $292,900 | 10.7% higher in Hialeah |
| Median household income | $49,531 | $75,040 | 51.5% higher in Port St. Lucie |
| Groceries index | 103.1 | 96.5 | 6.9% higher in Hialeah |
| Utilities index | 97.0 | 87.7 | 10.6% higher in Hialeah |
| Transportation index | 108.3 | 99.0 | 9.4% higher in Hialeah |
| Healthcare index | 107.8 | 98.5 | 9.5% 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 Hialeah, you'd need $83,666 in Port St. Lucie to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Port St. Lucie, FL is about 16.3% cheaper overall than Hialeah, FL, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 32% higher in Hialeah than in Port St. Lucie. If you earn $80,000 in Hialeah, you'd need about $66,933 in Port St. Lucie to keep the same standard of living.