Austin vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$553
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	65	46
😀 Quality of life	90	54
🏙️ Population	962K	2.49M

The cost of living in Austin is 131% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 932nd and 5103rd ($2475 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th 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 0.5 months in Havana. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 192nd and 6382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$7234

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

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