What makes Miami SO EXPENSIVE? (Fort Lauderdale, Miami Beach: 2013, living, costs)

[Wild Style]

Originally Posted by perry335654

I think the OP doesn't dig Miami

Its not for everyone, but the same is true for most everything in life, besides things like water, air and clothing. Almost every sane person likes those. lol

[UrbanCrossroads]

Originally Posted by FlyMIA

And your statement about no culture and Miami just being a party town shows you know absolutely nothing about this city anyway so why do you care?

To be honest, there is some truth to the OP's statement comparing NYC and Miami. It is a fact that Miami is a "tourist party town". And though I wouldn't say there is "no culture" here, there's certainly very little cultural life. If you take away South Beach, what do you have left here??? When tourists come to "Miami", they're here to visit South Beach. They don't come here to visit the mainland unless they've got family here.

I would say that the (high?) cost of living in Miami is not worth it for the simple fact that there isn't much to do here in terms of cultural life. Visit NYC, and there's plenty to see and do in the daytime and on a night out. But here? What's there to do here other than going to the beach or going to a club/bar?

Another thing (which has been mentioned in other threads) is that the South Beach of today is hardly anything like the South Beach of the 90s. The whole "South Beach scene" is very "urban" nowadays.

Also, ever notice how you don't really see major corporations opening up regional offices here? Instead, a number of big companies have chosen to open regional offices in Broward. I once heard a Miami native describe this city as a "world class city". If Miami's as much of a "world class city" as some of the locals like to think it is, then why don't we see major companies clamoring to establish their presence here?

[miamifloridafan]

Originally Posted by Justme305

To be honest, there is some truth to the OP's statement comparing NYC and Miami. It is a fact that Miami is a "tourist party town". And though I wouldn't say there is "no culture" here, there's certainly very little cultural life. If you take away South Beach, what do you have left here??? When tourists come to "Miami", they're here to visit South Beach. They don't come here to visit the mainland unless they've got family here.

I would say that the (high?) cost of living in Miami is not worth it for the simple fact that there isn't much to do here in terms of cultural life. Visit NYC, and there's plenty to see and do in the daytime and on a night out. But here? What's there to do here other than going to the beach or going to a club/bar?

Another thing (which has been mentioned in other threads) is that the South Beach of today is hardly anything like the South Beach of the 90s. The whole "South Beach scene" is very "urban" nowadays.

Also, ever notice how you don't really see major corporations opening up regional offices here? Instead, a number of big companies have chosen to open regional offices in Broward. I once heard a Miami native describe this city as a "world class city". If Miami's as much of a "world class city" as some of the locals like to think it is, then why don't we see major companies clamoring to establish their presence here?

But things will change very soon.

[tankhead]

Originally Posted by Justme305

To be honest, there is some truth to the OP's statement comparing NYC and Miami. It is a fact that Miami is a "tourist party town". And though I wouldn't say there is "no culture" here, there's certainly very little cultural life. If you take away South Beach, what do you have left here??? When tourists come to "Miami", they're here to visit South Beach. They don't come here to visit the mainland unless they've got family here.

I would say that the (high?) cost of living in Miami is not worth it for the simple fact that there isn't much to do here in terms of cultural life. Visit NYC, and there's plenty to see and do in the daytime and on a night out. But here? What's there to do here other than going to the beach or going to a club/bar?

Another thing (which has been mentioned in other threads) is that the South Beach of today is hardly anything like the South Beach of the 90s. The whole "South Beach scene" is very "urban" nowadays.

Also, ever notice how you don't really see major corporations opening up regional offices here? Instead, a number of big companies have chosen to open regional offices in Broward. I once heard a Miami native describe this city as a "world class city". If Miami's as much of a "world class city" as some of the locals like to think it is, then why don't we see major companies clamoring to establish their presence here?

No cultural life on the mainland?
Miami Art Museum
Miami Children's Museum
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
Frost Art Museum
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
Freedom Tower
Haitian Heritage Museum
Gold Coast Railroad Museum
Museo Historico Cubano
Lowe Art Museum
Museum of Contemporary Art
Merrick House
Coral Gables Museum
The Ancient Spanish Monastery
Adrienne Arsht Center
Gusman Center for the Performing Arts
Gables Stage
Roxy Performing Arts Center
The Playground Theatre
James L. Knight Center
Main Street Playhouse
New Theatre
Actors Playhouse
The Lyric Theatre
Lehman Theatre
Jerry Herman Ring Theatre
La Rosa Flamenco Theatre
Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida
to name a few......

There are also arts festivals in Wynwood & the Design District, Viernes Culturales, etc.

[tankhead]

Originally Posted by Justme305

To be honest, there is some truth to the OP's statement comparing NYC and Miami. It is a fact that Miami is a "tourist party town". And though I wouldn't say there is "no culture" here, there's certainly very little cultural life. If you take away South Beach, what do you have left here??? When tourists come to "Miami", they're here to visit South Beach. They don't come here to visit the mainland unless they've got family here.

I would say that the (high?) cost of living in Miami is not worth it for the simple fact that there isn't much to do here in terms of cultural life. Visit NYC, and there's plenty to see and do in the daytime and on a night out. But here? What's there to do here other than going to the beach or going to a club/bar?

Another thing (which has been mentioned in other threads) is that the South Beach of today is hardly anything like the South Beach of the 90s. The whole "South Beach scene" is very "urban" nowadays.

Also, ever notice how you don't really see major corporations opening up regional offices here? Instead, a number of big companies have chosen to open regional offices in Broward. I once heard a Miami native describe this city as a "world class city". If Miami's as much of a "world class city" as some of the locals like to think it is, then why don't we see major companies clamoring to establish their presence here?

No corporate headquarters in Miami? These large companies do:
Akerman Senterfitt, Alienware, Arquitectonica, Arrow Air, Bacardi, Benihana, Brightstar Corporation, Burger King, Celebrity Cruises, Carnival Corporation, Carnival Cruise Lines, CompUSA, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, Espírito Santo Financial Group, Fizber.com, Greenberg Traurig, Holland & Knight, Inktel Direct, Interval International, Lennar, Navarro Discount Pharmacies, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Oceania Cruises, Perry Ellis International, RCTV International, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Ryder Systems, Seabourn Cruise Line, Sedano's, Telefónica USA, TeleFutura, Telemundo, Univision, U.S. Century Bank, Vector Group and World Fuel Services

No regional headquarters? More than 1,400 multinational corporations do including:
AIG, American Airlines, Cisco, Disney, Exxon, FedEx, Kraft Foods, LEO Pharma Americas, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle, SBC Communications, Sony, Symantec, Visa International, and Wal-Mart

[miamifloridafan]

Originally Posted by tankhead

No corporate headquarters in Miami? These large companies do:
Akerman Senterfitt, Alienware, Arquitectonica, Arrow Air, Bacardi, Benihana, Brightstar Corporation, Burger King, Celebrity Cruises, Carnival Corporation, Carnival Cruise Lines, CompUSA, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, Espírito Santo Financial Group, Fizber.com, Greenberg Traurig, Holland & Knight, Inktel Direct, Interval International, Lennar, Navarro Discount Pharmacies, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Oceania Cruises, Perry Ellis International, RCTV International, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Ryder Systems, Seabourn Cruise Line, Sedano's, Telefónica USA, TeleFutura, Telemundo, Univision, U.S. Century Bank, Vector Group and World Fuel Services

No regional headquarters? More than 1,400 multinational corporations do including:
AIG, American Airlines, Cisco, Disney, Exxon, FedEx, Kraft Foods, LEO Pharma Americas, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle, SBC Communications, Sony, Symantec, Visa International, and Wal-Mart

I Wish samsung would move here as well.

[Wild Style]

Originally Posted by tankhead

No cultural life on the mainland?
Miami Art Museum
Miami Children's Museum
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
Frost Art Museum
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
Freedom Tower
Haitian Heritage Museum
Gold Coast Railroad Museum
Museo Historico Cubano
Lowe Art Museum
Museum of Contemporary Art
Merrick House
Coral Gables Museum
The Ancient Spanish Monastery
Adrienne Arsht Center
Gusman Center for the Performing Arts
Gables Stage
Roxy Performing Arts Center
The Playground Theatre
James L. Knight Center
Main Street Playhouse
New Theatre
Actors Playhouse
The Lyric Theatre
Lehman Theatre
Jerry Herman Ring Theatre
La Rosa Flamenco Theatre
Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida
to name a few......

There are also arts festivals in Wynwood & the Design District, Viernes Culturales, etc.

I agree tankhead, Miami isn't THAT bad off. I used to live in corny fort lauderdale and miami is LIGHT years ahead of that place in terms of cultural events. I just think, coming from a NYC, Miami can seem a bit behind. But considering where it is coming from, Miami has made strides. Can miami do even better? Well, yeah! But at least its started upon the journey.

[Wild Style]

Originally Posted by tankhead

No corporate headquarters in Miami? These large companies do:
Akerman Senterfitt, Alienware, Arquitectonica, Arrow Air, Bacardi, Benihana, Brightstar Corporation, Burger King, Celebrity Cruises, Carnival Corporation, Carnival Cruise Lines, CompUSA, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, Espírito Santo Financial Group, Fizber.com, Greenberg Traurig, Holland & Knight, Inktel Direct, Interval International, Lennar, Navarro Discount Pharmacies, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Oceania Cruises, Perry Ellis International, RCTV International, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Ryder Systems, Seabourn Cruise Line, Sedano's, Telefónica USA, TeleFutura, Telemundo, Univision, U.S. Century Bank, Vector Group and World Fuel Services

No regional headquarters? More than 1,400 multinational corporations do including:
AIG, American Airlines, Cisco, Disney, Exxon, FedEx, Kraft Foods, LEO Pharma Americas, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle, SBC Communications, Sony, Symantec, Visa International, and Wal-Mart

I think you left out Apple, no? Apple's latin American region headquarters is here and I think so is Starbucks (don't quote me on that)

[LikeOHmyGOD]

Most coastal cities are expensive. If you don't like it, move to Kansas City.

[tankhead]

Originally Posted by Wild Style

I think you left out Apple, no? Apple's latin American region headquarters is here and I think so is Starbucks (don't quote me on that)

I didn't list every corporation that has its Latin American headquarters here because that would be over 1,400 of them, but, yes, you are correct. Apple is among them.