Long Beach vs Miami
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights the two cities tie at 66. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Diverse port city with its own airport, between LA and Orange County
Full Long Beach profile →Plan a trip to Long Beach →Latin gateway with beaches and a crypto scene
Full Miami profile →Plan a trip to Miami →Where they differ
- Air quality. Miami leads on air quality, 97 to 88, against Long Beach. PM2.5: 10.5 µg/m³ vs 6.2 µg/m³.
Where they are close. Within five points on internet, getting there & around, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, climate, quality of life.
Pick Long Beach if you want
- to spend about $18 less a month
- faster internet (97.7 Mbps measured)
Pick Miami if you want
- no clear edge over Long Beach in the data
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Long Beach | Miami |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 15 ✓ | 14 |
| Safety | 51 | 51 |
| Healthcare | 85 | 85 |
| Internet | 85 ✓ | 80 |
| Visa ease | 61 | 61 |
| Getting there & around | 45 ✓ | 44 |
| Climate | 67 | 67 |
| Air quality | 88 | 97 ✓ |
| Quality of life | 96 | 96 |
Cost
| Metric | Long Beach | Miami |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one person | $3,407 ✓ | $3,425 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Long Beach | Miami |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 5.76 | 5.76 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 60.3 | 60.3 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 88 | 88 |
| Life expectancy | 78.5 yrs | 78.5 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Long Beach | Miami |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 97.7 Mbps ✓ | 74.8 Mbps |
| Upload | 20.4 Mbps ✓ | 17.6 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Long Beach | Miami |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | home country | home country |
| Entry, EU passport | eTA required (online, before travel) | eTA required (online, before travel) |
| Entry, UK passport | eTA required (online, before travel) | eTA required (online, before travel) |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Long Beach | Miami |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 177 | 236 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 3 ✓ | 2 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 3 ✓ | 2 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Long Beach | Miami |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 8 | 8 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 10.5 µg/m³ | 6.2 µg/m³ ✓ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Long Beach or Miami?
- Long Beach is cheaper: about $3,407 per month versus $3,425 for one person.
- Is Long Beach or Miami safer?
- Long Beach and Miami score the same on safety (51), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Long Beach or Miami?
- Long Beach: a measured median of 97.7 Mbps versus 74.8 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).
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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area, 2024 (all items); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.