Buenos Aires vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$1001
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2669
🏠 One person rent
$365
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$94.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$3452
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
79
47
😀 Quality of life
71
78
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.49M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 21% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 6407th and 5313th ($791 vs $1001) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 3.4 months in Havana. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 2311th and 567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Havana

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Buenos Aires Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$1014
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$35.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
8.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$348
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$5.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$5.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$6.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$9.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$4.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$0.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$30.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$39.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$92.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$15283

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Guines
$1138
55 km or 34 mi Artemisa
$1092
81 km or 50 mi Matanzas
$1182
119 km or 74 mi Cardenas
$1220
156 km or 97 mi Colon
$1209
157 km or 97 mi Pinar del Rio
$1137
169 km or 105 mi Key West
$3241
226 km or 140 mi Cienfuegos
$1247
237 km or 147 mi Sagua La Grande
$1269
260 km or 161 mi Santa Clara
$1312
292 km or 181 mi Placetas
$1371
322 km or 200 mi Homestead
$4065
328 km or 204 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1507
337 km or 210 mi Richmond West
$3152
340 km or 211 mi Cutler Bay
$3104
345 km or 215 mi Palmetto Bay
$2924
345 km or 215 mi Kendall West
$2904
358 km or 222 mi Sweetwater
$2771
359 km or 223 mi Coral Gables
$2809
360 km or 224 mi Doral
$2752
362 km or 225 mi Bonita Springs
$2565
366 km or 227 mi Miami
$3068
366 km or 228 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2722
368 km or 229 mi Hialeah
$2780
371 km or 230 mi Estero
$2608
371 km or 230 mi Miami Lakes
$2711
373 km or 232 mi Miami Beach
$2770
377 km or 234 mi Miami Gardens
$2705
377 km or 234 mi North Miami
$2705
379 km or 236 mi Miramar
$2738
381 km or 237 mi Pembroke Pines
$2900
381 km or 237 mi North Miami Beach
$2644
385 km or 239 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2686
385 km or 239 mi Cooper
$2714
386 km or 240 mi Weston
$2611
387 km or 240 mi Aventura
$2610
388 km or 241 mi Hallandale Beach
$2569
389 km or 242 mi Davie
$2647
389 km or 242 mi Hollywood
$2611
391 km or 243 mi Fort Myers
$2883