United States
Miami trip: full budget breakdown
Plan €2199 for 7 nights in Miami, return flight from London included, or €1101 travelling cheap. On the ground that works out at €262 per person per day.
- From
- €113/day
- vs. London
- 127%
- Best month
- Mar
Your trip to Miami
Set the length, the number of travellers and the comfort level: the figures recompute here.
€2,199
per person, flight included
- on the ground
- €1,834
- flight from London
- €365
- per person per day, on the ground
- €262
InstantTripCost estimate
Full 7-night budget breakdown
Per-person estimate including flights from London, split across the six expense categories.
per person · Comfort
| Category | Budget | Comfort | Luxury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flights | €310 | €365 | €548 |
| Hotel | €371 | €770 | €1505 |
| Food | €294 | €651 | €1491 |
| Transport | €56 | €126 | €315 |
| Activities | €35 | €154 | €476 |
| Misc | €35 | €133 | €455 |
| 7-night total | €1101 | €2199 | €4790 |
Flight from London (annual median).
Unit prices
comfort
Enough to check the total yourself, line by line, at the comfort level you picked.
- €14
- Breakfast
- €26
- Lunch
- €53
- Dinner
- €6
- City ride
- €22
- Site admission
- €262
- A full day
Orders of magnitude derived from our measured ranges, not surveyed venue by venue. Prices vary by neighbourhood and season.
The three tiers
What a budget traveller, a comfort traveller and a premium traveller typically spend.
Budget
€103
per day, approx
- Hotel / night
- €53
- Meal
- €14
- Transit / day
- €8
Comfort
€221
per day, approx
- Hotel / night
- €110
- Meal
- €31
- Transit / day
- €18
Luxury
€473
per day, approx
- Hotel / night
- €215
- Meal
- €71
- Transit / day
- €45
Why visit Miami
Miami has a budget quirk few beach destinations share: the price on the tag is never the price you pay. The city adds 7% sales tax at the register rather than on the label, and a mandatory 12.5% room tax on every hotel night, on top of which some properties tack on a 15% service charge. A room advertised at €110 therefore lands near €124 before parking. That is the first habit to build here: think in taxed prices.
The second point is the currency. Florida pays in US dollars. The prices on this page are converted, but every payment on the ground goes through an exchange rate, and a card with no foreign transaction fee saves you 2 to 3%. Add tipping, expected at restaurants and rarely included.
The upside is real: the beach costs nothing. The Biscayne Bay shoreline, the downtown waterfront at Maurice A. Ferré Park and the miles of sand across Miami Beach need no ticket, all year, in a city where January highs still reach 23°C. A trip here can be 80% free activities, which is unusual at this price level.
On lodging, the survey gives €53 a night at the low end, €110 for a decent three-star and €215 upscale. For two people at mid-range comfort, plan roughly €175 to €240 a day excluding flights. Miami sits just above Los Angeles and level with San Francisco, far behind New York, the only US city in the comparison that is markedly more expensive.
Weather & best time to visit
Average temperatures and conditions by month in Miami.
Best month to visitMarch
Where to sleep in Miami
Choosing a district
In Miami, price tracks the east-west axis far more than room quality. The survey is unambiguous: three-star hotels along the airport corridor sit between €68 and €98 a night while an equivalent property in Brickell runs €150 to €165, for a commute the Metrorail absorbs. The closer to the ocean, the more the night costs.
Brickell - Downtown
The tower district and financial core, edged by the Pérez Art Museum and Maurice A. Ferré Park. Many hotels line the MetroMover, which makes the area workable without a car. Expect around €150 to €165 for a recent property such as citizenM Miami Brickell or Hotel Indigo Miami Brickell.
South Beach - Miami Beach
The barrier island and its Art Deco district, with the Wolfsonian-FIU and the Bass Museum a few streets from the sand. The top of the range: the surveyed upscale median is €215, and the seafront boutique hotels sit above it, often in small rooms inherited from 1930s buildings.
Little Havana
The Cuban district, home of the cafecito and of the Miami Marlins ballpark. This is where the survey's best-rated cheap addresses sit: a guesthouse like Blue Little Havana lists at €27 a night with 8.3/10 across nearly 1,600 reviews.
Doral - couloir de l'aéroport
The western edge, charmless but unbeatable on comfort per euro: Spark by Hilton Miami Doral at €68, Hilton Garden Inn Miami Airport West at €78, La Quinta by Wyndham Miami Airport West at €96. The Metrorail orange line links the airport to downtown for $2.25 a ride.
The hotels we measured
Accommodation picks by price range.
Hola - Brickell- Bayside Wynwood - Downtown FREE DINNER - WiFi - Female Dorms and Male Dorms - No Mixed
Hostel, standard (4.7/10) from 264 reviews.
Miami Airport Hostel- Late Check in Ok- Female Dorms - Men Dorms - No Mix Under New Management
Hostel, standard (4.8/10) from 259 reviews.
Blue Little Havana
guesthouse, well rated (8.3/10) from 1,599 reviews.
Spark by Hilton Miami Doral
Hotel, well rated (8/10) from 687 reviews.
Hilton Garden Inn Miami Airport West
Hotel, well rated (8.2/10) from 739 reviews.
Miami River Inn by Renzzi
Hotel, decent (7.3/10) from 1,233 reviews.
Holiday Inn Miami-Doral Area by IHG
Hotel, decent (7.6/10) from 1,538 reviews.
Holiday Inn Express Miami Airport-Blue Lagoon Area by IHG
Hotel, very well rated (8.5/10) from 1,760 reviews.
Pullman Miami Airport
Hotel, decent (7.2/10) from 3,110 reviews.
All observed hotels in Miami
24 properties, nightly rate for a 2-night stay arriving 15 October 2026.
| Hotel | Category | Rating | From / night |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hola - Brickell- Bayside Wynwood - Downtown FREE DINNER - WiFi - Female Dorms and Male Dorms - No Mixed | Budget | ★ 4.7 | €7 |
| Miami Airport Hostel- Late Check in Ok- Female Dorms - Men Dorms - No Mix Under New Management | Budget | ★ 4.8 | €17 |
| Blue Little Havana | Budget | ★ 8.3 | €27 |
| Atrium Star Wars-themed Design District | Budget | ★ 8.5 | €28 |
| Miami House | Budget | ★ 7.8 | €30 |
| CG Miami House | Budget | ★ 7.9 | €33 |
| Kayoma Hostel | Budget | ★ 4.5 | €39 |
| Bed Hostel | Budget | ★ 8 | €43 |
| Spark by Hilton Miami Doral | Mid-range | ★ 8 | €68 |
| Hilton Garden Inn Miami Airport West | Mid-range | ★ 8.2 | €78 |
| Miami River Inn by Renzzi | Mid-range | ★ 7.3 | €82 |
| The New Yorker Miami Hotel | Mid-range | ★ 7.9 | €84 |
| Holiday Inn Miami-Doral Area by IHG | Luxury | ★ 7.6 | €90 |
| Ramada by Wyndham Miami Springs/Miami International Airport | Mid-range | ★ 8.1 | €91 |
| Best Western Plus Miami-Doral/Dolphin Mall | Mid-range | ★ 7.2 | €94 |
| La Quinta by Wyndham Miami Airport West | Mid-range | ★ 7.8 | €96 |
| Sleep Inn Miami Airport | Mid-range | ★ 7.3 | €98 |
| Holiday Inn Express Miami Airport-Blue Lagoon Area by IHG | Luxury | ★ 8.5 | €119 |
| Pullman Miami Airport | Luxury | ★ 7.2 | €141 |
| Sonesta Miami Airport | Luxury | ★ 8.1 | €146 |
| citizenM Miami Worldcenter | Luxury | ★ 8.7 | €149 |
| Hotel Indigo Miami Brickell by IHG | Luxury | ★ 7.9 | €162 |
| citizenM Miami Brickell | Luxury | ★ 8.6 | €165 |
| InterContinental At Doral Miami by IHG | Luxury | ★ 8.4 | €165 |
Eating in Miami
Concrete benchmarks to set your meal budget, from the morning coffee to dinner.
Cuban food is Miami's budget lever. A counter cafecito, a Cuban sandwich or a plate of rice and beans in a Little Havana canteen stay under €12, while dinner on Ocean Drive under the Art Deco neon easily doubles the bill. The seasonal cue is worth knowing: in August and September, Miami Spice puts prix-fixe menus on the city's bigger tables, and those two months are precisely the cheapest of the year for hotels. Two US-specific warnings: the 7% sales tax is not printed on the menu, and a tip, generally 15 to 20%, is expected. A dish listed at €20 therefore lands around €25 once the check is settled.
Moving around Miami
Transit, distances and the smart moves so you don't pay the tourist tax.
A Metrorail or Metrobus ride costs $2.25, transfers between bus and rail are free, and express routes run $2.65. The point that matters on arrival: from Miami's airport, the Metrorail reaches downtown for that same $2.25, against the price of a cab fare. You pay with an EASY card or contactless, and day, weekly and monthly passes exist. Second trade-off, specific to South Florida: Fort Lauderdale airport, 25 to 40 minutes north, concentrates the low-cost carriers and runs a free shuttle to the Tri-Rail station, which often makes it the cheaper way in. Finally, a car is not the automatic answer it seems: many hotels bill garage or valet parking separately, worth checking before you book.
Things to do in Miami
Recommended activities and tours.
Pérez Art Museum Miami
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) - officially known as the Jorge M. Pérez Art Museum of Miami-Dade County - is a contemporary art museum that relocated in 2013 to the Maurice A.
Art museum
Lowe Art Museum
The Lowe Art Museum is the art museum of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. The museum is located on the campus of the University of Miami and is accessible by Miami Metrorail at University Station.
Art museum
Museo de la Ciencia Phillip y Patricia Frost
The Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, formerly known as the Miami Science Museum or Miami Science Museum and Space Transit Planetarium, is a science museum, planetarium, and aquarium located in Miami, Florida, United States. The museum originally opened its Coconut Grove location across from Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in 1960.
Science museum
Maurice A. Ferré Park
Maurice A. Ferré Park (formerly Museum Park) is a 30-acre (12 ha) public, urban park in downtown Miami, Florida.
Park
Half Moon
The Half Moon (also known as the Germania and Exen) was a racing sailboat; it sank in 1930 near Miami, Florida, United States. The wreck is outside Bear Cut, which separates Virginia Key from Key Biscayne.
Archaeological site
MacArthur Causeway
The General Douglas MacArthur Causeway is a six-lane causeway that connects Downtown Miami to South Beach via Biscayne Bay in Miami-Dade County. The highway is the singular roadway connecting the mainland and beaches to Watson Island and the bay neighborhoods of Palm Island, Hibiscus Island, and Star Island.
Bridge
Gesu Church
The Gesu Church is a historic Roman Catholic church in Miami, Florida. It is located at 118 Northeast 2nd Street.
Church
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
The Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, previously known as Villa Vizcaya, is the former villa and estate of businessman James Deering, of the Deering McCormick-International Harvester fortune, on Biscayne Bay in the present-day Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida. The early 20th-century Vizcaya estate also includes extensive Italian Renaissance gardens, native woodland landscape, and a historic village outbuildings compound.
Historic house museum
Wolfsonian-FIU
The Wolfsonian - Florida International University or The Wolfsonian - FIU, located in the heart of the Art Deco District of Miami Beach, Florida, is a museum, library and research center with collections intended to illustrate the persuasive power of art and design. Since 1997, The Wolfsonian has been a division within Florida International University.
Art museum
The Bass Museum of Art
The Bass Museum of Art is a contemporary art museum located in Miami Beach, Florida. The Bass Museum of Art was founded in 1963 and opened in 1964.
Art museum
Places referenced on Wikidata. Admission prices vary by season - check each venue's official site.
Paying less in Miami
What moves the needle
What each decision takes off the €2173 total, strongest lever first.
- − €1043
Travel cheap rather than mid-range
Hostel or entry-level hotel, local canteens, public transport. Accommodation is where the gap opens up.
- − €524
Stay five nights instead of seven
Two fewer nights also removes two days of meals, transport and sightseeing.
- − €385
Travel as a pair
The room is shared, nothing else is. Travellers themselves name this as the strongest lever.
Differences computed from our own measurements, for a 7-night mid-range stay, excluding flights.
6 tips on the ground
- The Miami Beach sand, the downtown waterfront at Maurice A. Ferré Park and the Biscayne Bay shoreline are free all year: enough to fill a stay with no admission tickets.
- Sleeping along the airport corridor rather than in Brickell drops the night from €150-165 to €68-98 for equivalent comfort, with the Metrorail covering the link.
- Well-rated guesthouses in Little Havana and the Design District list between €27 and €33 a night, well under the €53 low-end median.
- Traveling in August or September combines the year's lowest hotel rates with the Miami Spice prix-fixe menus, at the cost of 21 to 22 rainy days a month.
- Reaching downtown from the airport by Metrorail costs $2.25, and bus-to-rail transfers are free.
- A card with no foreign transaction fee avoids 2 to 3% lost on exchange with every dollar payment, and skipping nightclub cash machines saves up to $7 per withdrawal.
FAQ
FAQ - Miami
- How much does a week in Miami cost?
- For seven nights, plan roughly €791 per person on a budget (a guesthouse around €27 to €33, Cuban canteens, free beaches, Metrorail), and around €1,834 at mid-range comfort with a three-star at €110 a night, excluding flights. Add the 12.5% room tax, which is never included in the advertised rate.
- What's the best month to visit Miami?
- December to April offers the best weather, and that is exactly the hotel high season: December tops out at 24°C with 41mm of rain and under 8 rainy days. Summer flips it: August and September climb to 30°C with 142 to 157mm of rain and close to 22 rainy days a month, but those are the cheapest weeks. November is the best compromise, with 26°C and under 9 rainy days before rates climb back.
- Is Miami an expensive destination?
- Expensive by regional standards, moderate by US ones. Miami edges just above Los Angeles and sits level with San Francisco, but stays far below New York. Against the nearby beaches the gap is clear: Cancún comes out about 30% cheaper across a full trip. What saves the budget in Miami is the entirely free coastline and the 50% gap between seafront hotels and those on the western side of the city.
- Do you need a car in Miami?
- Not if you stay on the Brickell, downtown and Miami Beach axis: the Metrorail, MetroMover and buses cover the essentials at $2.25 a ride with free transfers, and many downtown hotels sit along the MetroMover. A car only becomes useful for the outlying beaches and the Keys, bearing in mind hotel parking is billed on top and fuel adds up. Staying along the airport corridor without a car is still workable thanks to the Metrorail orange line.
At a glance
Wikidata, Wikipedia and Open-Meteo data
- Population
- 450k
- Area
- 145 km²
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Language
- Hawaiian, Spanish
- Currency
- $
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Founded
- 1825
- Avg. July temp.
- 28°
- Avg. Jan. temp.
- 21°
- Rainy days / year
- 157
inhabitants
US Dollar
26° - 30°
18° - 23°
About
Miami in brief
Miami is a coastal city in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the second-most populous city proper in Florida, with a population of 442,241 at the 2020 census. The Miami metropolitan area in South Florida has an estimated 6.39 million residents, ranking as the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the Southeast and eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Miami has the third-largest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises, 70 of which exceed 492 ft (150 m). It is the county seat of Miami-Dade County.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Keep exploring
Similar budget
Destinations at a similar price
Cost index close to Miami.
Also in United States