Buenos Aires vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$555
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$777
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$553
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
79
46
😀 Quality of life
77
54
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.49M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 16% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 4647th and 5103rd ($1247 vs $1073) 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 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 1053rd and 6382nd 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
$17.5
$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$7234

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

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