Miami vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Miami	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3178	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7315	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$2092	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$3715	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$767	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4255	$5254
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	84	86
😀 Quality of life	92	93
🏙️ Population	442K	1.39M

The cost of living in Miami is 8% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 118th and 43rd ($3178 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 33rd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Miami compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Ranked 33rd vs 26th best cities to live in the United States, and 119th vs 97th 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	$27	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2504	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1788	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4582	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3236	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6063	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.73	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.54	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.6	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1514	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25246	$28967

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782