Los Angeles vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$3944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	85
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	3.9M	442K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 4% more expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 80th and 119th ($3196 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 107th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Ranked 7th vs 29th best cities to live in the United States, and 58th vs 140th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Miami

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	Los Angeles	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$23889

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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