Buenos Aires vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$536
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$682
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$419
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
79
46
😀 Quality of life
77
53
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.49M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 22% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 4761st and 5709th ($1207 vs $993) 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 0.4 months in Havana. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 1226th and 6482nd 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
$17.2
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$1.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$8521

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$815
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$938
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$747
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$901
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$653
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1062
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$587
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1111
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$903
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$866
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$706
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1104
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$851
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$908
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$906
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$758
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$927
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$947
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$904
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$999
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$900
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$1015
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$962
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$965

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