Long Beach vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Long Beach	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2683	$3216
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6239	$7364
🏠 One person rent	$1744	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$3093	$3669
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4372	$4242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	85
😀 Quality of life	78	90
🏙️ Population	467K	442K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 17% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 604th and 117th ($2683 vs $3216) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 532nd and 87th 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 279th vs 43rd best cities to live in the United States, and 958th vs 169th 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	$19.1	$26.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.2	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.8	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.82	$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$2394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1515	$1806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$4404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2788	$3208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7147	$6964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6897	$3607
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$5.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$9.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.51	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.94	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$17.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$34.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$1797
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19617	$18611

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2487
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2747
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2636
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2802
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2808
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2747
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2958
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2843
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2756
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2802
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2721
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2697
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2924
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2673
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2695
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2715
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3151
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2749
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2774
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2762
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2701
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2757
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3035
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2793
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2502
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3114