Boston vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Boston	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3638	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8082	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$2543	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$4126	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6556	$419
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	92	53
🏙️ Population	676K	2.49M

The cost of living in Boston is 266% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 30th and 5709th ($3638 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.4 months in Havana. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 94th and 6482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Havana

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	Boston	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2878	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2181	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5280	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3456	$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11142	$383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6207	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.6	$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.6	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$8.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.78	$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.2	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$1.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.6	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2835	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26679	$8521

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2921
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2837
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2771
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2808
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2980
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2986
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2786
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2939
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2405
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2803
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2859
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2894
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3006
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2629
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2854
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2871
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2867
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2852

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