Rank #27 of 33
Miami, FL
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
8.4
Tacos per hour at the local median wage
$2.75
Avg taco price
$23.04
Median hourly wage (2024)
$3.50
Fast-casual taqueria
$1.99
Taco Bell crunchy taco
Miami sits below the national average. An hour of local work buys 8.4 tacos here, compared with 9.3 tacos per hour across the 33-city index (−0.9 vs national average).
Local note
Miami's taco scene developed later than its other Latin food traditions and remains less central to local food culture than Cuban, Colombian, or Venezuelan cuisine. Prices reflect the city's overall expensive food landscape, with most fast-casual taquerias landing above the regional average.
Where the numbers come from
Fast-casual: The Taco Stand (Wynwood / Little Havana, ~$3 grilled chicken / al pastor), Coyote Taqueria (Miami Beach), Bodega Taqueria y Tequila, Talkin' Tacos. Chain: Taco Bell crunchy taco $1.99 (national avg). Caveat: Miami fast-casual taco data is the thinnest of any city in this set; representative price is moderate-confidence.
Average taco price ($2.75) is essentially at the national average of $2.77.
How this is calculated. Tacos per hour = median hourly wage ÷ average taco price.
Average taco price is the mean of the fast-casual taqueria anchor and the local Taco Bell crunchy taco price.
Wages come from BLS OEWS, May 2024, MSA-level median for all occupations.
Full methodology.