Auckland vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$926
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$373
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$53.9
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	32	47
😀 Quality of life	90	53
🏙️ Population	1.47M	2.49M

The cost of living in Auckland is 112% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 1924th and 5902nd ($1968 vs $926) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 0.1 months in Havana. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 161st and 6054th 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	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$1.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$1018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$35
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$6.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$0.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$34.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$10030

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1094
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1017
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1273
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1214
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1122
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2897
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1101
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4044
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3092
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2805
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2553
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2581
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3075
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2381
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2611
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2660
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2732
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2710
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2590
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2731
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2681
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3016
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2945