Arlington vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$553
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	90	46
😀 Quality of life	78	54
🏙️ Population	394K	2.49M

The cost of living in Arlington is 78% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 2324th and 5103rd ($1913 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th 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 Arlington compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 895th and 6382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Havana

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	Arlington	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$7234

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

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