Miami vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Miami	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3103	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7450	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$2075	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$4080	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$704	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4410	$5772
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	85	87
😀 Quality of life	91	92
🏙️ Population	442K	1.39M

The cost of living in Miami is 7% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 103rd and 45th ($3103 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th and 36th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Miami compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Ranked 18th vs 12th best cities to live in the United States, and 109th vs 75th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs San Diego

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	Miami	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.8	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.5	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.26	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.09	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2446	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1765	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4939	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3570	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.8	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6519	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4021	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$115	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.61	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.85	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.55	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.4	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$152	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.1	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25328	$21468

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2562
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2647
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2717
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2808
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2724
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3058
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2691
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2623
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2573
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2608
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2538
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3991
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2424
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2359
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2484
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2860

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647