Buenos Aires vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$2527
🏠 One person rent
$402
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$860
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$55.8
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
79
47
😀 Quality of life
72
53
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.49M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 11% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 6099th and 5521st ($909 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th in Argentina and Cuba, respectively. Check Argentina vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.1 months in Havana. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 1789th and 6030th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$1.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$22.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$35.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
8.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$6.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$0.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$52.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$13025

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

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