Auckland vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$419
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	32	46
😀 Quality of life	89	53
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.49M

The cost of living in Auckland is 117% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 1604th and 5709th ($2156 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th in New Zealand and Cuba, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.4 months in Havana. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 240th and 6482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Havana

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	Auckland	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$1.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$8521

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1141
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1091
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1199
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1155
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2932
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3170
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2831
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2761
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2620
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2502
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3297
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2465
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2509
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2738
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2775
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2739
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2586
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2767
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2713
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2963
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2690