Austin vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$419
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	65	46
😀 Quality of life	90	53
🏙️ Population	962K	2.49M

The cost of living in Austin is 146% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 985th and 5709th ($2444 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 Austin compared to 0.4 months in Havana. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 217th and 6482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Havana

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	Austin	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$1.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$8521

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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