Make it a trip · Miami, United States
What Miami costs
once you land
Real prices, from the airport ride to a room for the night, each with where we found it. Checked October 2026, around South Beach and Downtown.
Prices as the source quoted them.
Private room, a cheap lunch, dinner out (your half), a coffee, two beers, two rides and the top sight.
Arriving
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Metrorail to downtown Fixed
Orange Line from the airport station. Metrobus charges the same full fare.
Source: Miami-Dade County, transit fares (2026)
US$2.30 Book an airport pickup -
ESTA travel authorisation Fixed
For AU, NZ, GB, IE, NL, DE, FR, SG passports.
Rose to $40.62 on 16 October 2026. Valid two years. Apply only on the official CBP site or app.
Sources: VisasNews, ESTA fee rise (2026-10), Buch dein Visum, ESTA fee (2026-10)
US$41 -
No visa or ESTA needed Fixed
For CA passports.
Canadian citizens visit visa free with a passport.
Source: Layla, US ESTA guide (2026)
Free -
Free
Getting around
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Metrorail ride Fixed
Metrobus costs $2.25. Miami is spread out; most visitors drive or use Uber.
Source: Radical Storage, is Miami expensive (2026-10)
US$2.50 -
Seven-day bus and rail pass Fixed
Source: Radical Storage, is Miami expensive (2026-10)
US$35 -
Car hire, per day, from Range
Usually 45 to 90 USD. Plus parking, which is expensive on South Beach.
Source: Radical Storage, is Miami expensive (2026-10)
US$45 Compare cars
Eating and drinking
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Casual dinner, budget, from Range
Usually 12 to 20 USD. Lunch at a budget place costs $10 to 16.
Source: Radical Storage, is Miami expensive (2026-10)
US$12 -
Dinner for two, mid-range, from Range
Usually 50 to 90 USD. $25 to 45 a head before tip.
Source: Radical Storage, is Miami expensive (2026-10)
US$50 -
US$3
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Beer at a bar, from Range
Usually 4 to 7 USD. Budget bars. Mid-range bars charge $7 to 11.
Source: Radical Storage, is Miami expensive (2026-10)
US$4
At the supermarket
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Cocktail at a mid-range bar, from Range
Usually 12 to 18 USD.
Source: Radical Storage, is Miami expensive (2026-10)
US$12
Doing
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Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Fixed
Source: Radical Storage, is Miami expensive (2026-10)
US$28 Get tickets -
Everglades airboat tour, from Range
Usually 65 to 95 USD.
Source: Radical Storage, is Miami expensive (2026-10)
US$65 Book the tour
Sleeping, per night
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Hostel dorm bed, from Range
Usually 30 to 50 USD.
Source: Radical Storage, is Miami expensive (2026-10)
US$30 Find a hostel -
Budget hotel, Little Havana, from Range
Usually 100 to 140 USD. South Beach budget hotels cost $165 to 220.
Source: Radical Storage, is Miami expensive (2026-10)
US$100 Find a guesthouse -
Mid-range hotel, from Range
Usually 155 to 400 USD. Cheapest near the airport, dearest on South Beach.
Source: Radical Storage, is Miami expensive (2026-10)
US$155 Find a hotel -
Vacation rental, from Range
Usually 130 to 280 USD.
Source: Radical Storage, is Miami expensive (2026-10)
US$130 Find an apartment
Prices change. Fixed fees come from official or widely reported figures; ranges are what travellers and operators report for 2026. Some links are affiliate links: they never change what you pay. How we make money.
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