Albuquerque vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$553
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	27	46
😀 Quality of life	83	54
🏙️ Population	565K	2.49M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 89% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 1945th and 5103rd ($2029 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd and 24th in the United States and Cuba, respectively. Check the United States vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 518th and 6382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Havana

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	Albuquerque	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$7234

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1776
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1796
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1850
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$1961
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1920
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2367
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1803
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1972
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1878
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2454
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1933
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2378
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2293
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2534
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2288
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1213
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1168
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1163
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1196
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1160
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2957
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3151
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2843
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2747
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2636
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2483
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3216
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2487
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2747
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2808
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2756
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2589
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2802
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2721
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2958
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2607