Austin vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$490
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$860
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$55.8
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	47
😀 Quality of life	91	53
🏙️ Population	962K	2.49M

The cost of living in Austin is 142% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 812th and 5521st ($2473 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 0.1 months in Havana. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 116th and 6030th 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	$16.8	$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$1.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$22.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$35.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	8.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$6.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$0.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$52.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$13025

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1113
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1076
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1203
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1182
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1108
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3014
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1103
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3991
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3058
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2808
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2612
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2570
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3103
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2562
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2591
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2671
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2717
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2691
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2608
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2647
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2623
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2724
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2942