Miami vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Miami	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3178	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7315	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$2092	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$3715	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$767	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4255	$4437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	84	82
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	442K	468K

The cost of living in Miami is 37% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 118th and 1213th ($3178 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 1060th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Miami compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Ranked 33rd vs 60th best cities to live in the United States, and 119th vs 212th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Raleigh

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	Miami	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$27	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2504	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1788	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4582	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3236	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6063	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.73	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.54	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.6	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1514	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25246	$24117

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766