Chicago vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Chicago Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1001
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$2669
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$94.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$3452
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
47
😀 Quality of life
96
78
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.49M

The cost of living in Chicago is 161% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 505th and 5313th ($2613 vs $1001) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 25th in the United States and Cuba, respectively. Check the United States vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chicago compared to 3.4 months in Havana. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 16th and 567th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Chicago vs Havana infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Chicago vs Havana

Prices for goods and services in Chicago and Havana are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Chicago Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$2.75
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1014
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$35.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
8.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$348
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$6.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$9.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$4.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$0.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$30.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$39.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$92.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$15283

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Havana

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