Cost of living in Miami Beach, Florida
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,826 a month.
Miami Beach is a city in Florida. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $72,856 a year.
- People
- 82,031
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,826
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $72,856
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $556,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,564
- Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL HUD Metro FMR Area
Miami Beach, Florida has about 82,031 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $556,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Miami-Dade County is $2,564 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Miami Beach. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area, prices sit at 114.2 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Florida does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Miami Beach's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Florida home paid 15.03¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Miami Beach's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in Florida averaged $3.06 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 730 places we list in Florida with a rent figure, 231 have higher typical rent than Miami Beach.
Nearby places
- North Bay Village
Typical rent $2,157
Compare with Miami Beach - El Portal
Typical rent $2,042
Compare with Miami Beach - Miami Shores
Typical rent $2,657
Compare with Miami Beach - Miami
Typical rent $1,758
Compare with Miami Beach - Surfside
Typical rent $1,866
Compare with Miami Beach - Biscayne Park
Typical rent $1,529
Compare with Miami Beach - Bay Harbor Islands
Typical rent $2,442
- Brownsville
Typical rent $1,252
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Florida
Bigger places in Florida
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.