Miami vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Miami	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3075	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7229	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$2042	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$3813	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3944	$5531
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	85	87
😀 Quality of life	90	91
🏙️ Population	442K	1.39M

The cost of living in Miami is 10% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 119th and 36th ($3075 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 107th and 32nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Miami compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Ranked 29th vs 13th best cities to live in the United States, and 140th vs 95th 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	$23.6	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.6	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.68	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3298	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6403	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3960	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.89	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.46	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.79	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.4	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.2	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1399	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23889	$28706

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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

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759