Miami vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Miami	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3178	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7315	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$2092	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$3715	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$767	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4255	$4329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	84	100
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	442K	1.6M

The cost of living in Miami is 23% more expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 118th and 744th ($3178 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 660th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Miami compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Ranked 33rd vs 25th best cities to live in the United States, and 119th vs 95th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Philadelphia

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	Miami	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$27	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2504	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1788	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4582	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3236	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6063	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.73	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.54	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.6	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1514	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25246	$15283

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886