Caracas vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$975
$1001
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2332
$2669
🏠 One person rent
$357
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$94.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$3452
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
54
47
😀 Quality of life
41
78
🏙️ Population
2.25M
2.49M

The cost of living in Caracas is 3% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 5499th and 5313th ($975 vs $1001) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 25th in Venezuela and Cuba, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 3.4 months in Havana. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 7028th and 567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.75
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$1014
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$35.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
28.55%
8.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1224
$348
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$2.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$5.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$5.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$6.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$9.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$4.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$0.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$30.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$39.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.7
$92.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3515
$15283

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$839
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$880
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$846
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$812
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$815
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$805
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$844
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$823
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$823
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$804
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$720
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$723
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$696
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$640
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$581
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$648
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$612
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$705
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$763
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$728
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$688
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$713
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$755
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$691
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$685
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$753
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$712
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$699
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$684
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$707
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$1783
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$663
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$769
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$719
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$653
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$708
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$687
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$692

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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