Cost of living comparison
Miami is 12.5% more expensive than United States.
If you lived in Miami instead of United States, you would:
pay 20.4% more for restaurants
United States
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$2.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$2.23
|
|
pay 6.2% more for groceries
United States
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$3.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$6.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$4.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$4.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$5.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$2.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$2.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$1.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$1.47
|
|
pay 14.1% more for transportation
United States
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$3.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$113.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$13.41
|
|
pay 25.4% more for housing
United States
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$62.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$2,773.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$2,113.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$129.39
|
|
pay 4.8% more for childcare
United States
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$1,162.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$28,333.33
|
|
pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$4.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$9.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$75.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 0.6% more for clothing
United States
|
Miami
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$48.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$51.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$80.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$98.33
|
|
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