Long Beach vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Long Beach	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2764	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6355	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$3177	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4536	$3944
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	85
😀 Quality of life	76	90
🏙️ Population	467K	442K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 10% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 379th and 119th ($2764 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 339th and 107th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Long Beach compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Ranked 231st vs 29th best cities to live in the United States, and 949th vs 140th 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	$16.2	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.19	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2014	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1593	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3278	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2898	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7095	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7019	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.7	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.5	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.58	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1510	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27134	$23889

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882