Long Beach vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Long Beach	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2681	$3103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6051	$7450
🏠 One person rent	$1825	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$3146	$4080
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$704
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4933	$4410
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	85
😀 Quality of life	77	91
🏙️ Population	467K	442K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 14% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 464th and 103rd ($2681 vs $3103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 406th and 80th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Long Beach compared to 1.4 months in Miami. Ranked 181st vs 18th best cities to live in the United States, and 769th vs 109th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Miami

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	Long Beach	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$22.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$88.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.81	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.45	$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1953	$2446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1605	$1765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$4939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$3570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.5	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7038	$6519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.34	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.65	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$5.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$152
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.6	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1485	$1210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21877	$25328

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2754
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2817
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2598
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2845
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2709
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2552
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2572
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$2984
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2681
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2938
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2570
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2866
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2633
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2569
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2834
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2761
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3603
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2612
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3054
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2354
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3112
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2708
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2604
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2685
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3087
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2652
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2673
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2831
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2673
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2959
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2675
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2614

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2562
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2647
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2717
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2808
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2724
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3058
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2691
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2623
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2573
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2608
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2538
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3991
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2424
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2359
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2484
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2860