Long Beach vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Long Beach	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2732	$3297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6311	$7564
🏠 One person rent	$1782	$2174
🏘️ Family rent	$3096	$3858
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4305	$4156
😷 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 524th and 95th ($2732 vs $3297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 453rd and 63rd 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 282nd vs 53rd best cities to live in the United States, and 992nd vs 210th 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	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.1	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$7.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.81	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$2574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1544	$1873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3153	$4730
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2806	$3376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$95.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$65.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7165	$6833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6988	$3761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.6	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$5.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.27	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.8	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.66	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.99	$7.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$3.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$72.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.4	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$34.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$97.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1666	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22757	$21676

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3078
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3718
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2695
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3051
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2835
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2688
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2892
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3744
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2820
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3193
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2698
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3227
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2827
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2930
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2810
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2803
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3199
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2847
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2850
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3020
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2815
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3055
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2769
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3059

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2465
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2738
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2620
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2767
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2775
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2761
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2963
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2831
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2739
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2713
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2695
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2586
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2664
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3170
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2806
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3117
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2900
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3050