Miami vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Miami	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3178	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7315	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$2092	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$3715	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$767	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4255	$4354
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	84	74
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	442K	459K

The cost of living in Miami is 33% more expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 118th and 1045th ($3178 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 916th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Miami compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Ranked 33rd vs 63rd best cities to live in the United States, and 119th vs 216th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Virginia Beach

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	Miami	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$27	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2504	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1788	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4582	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3236	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6063	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.73	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.54	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.6	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1514	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25246	$16163

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710