Chicago vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$2527
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$860
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$55.8
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
100
47
😀 Quality of life
96
53
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.49M

The cost of living in Chicago is 161% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 483rd and 5521st ($2667 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th and 24th 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.1 months in Havana. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 20th and 6030th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$22.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$35.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
8.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$6.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$0.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$52.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$13025

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Havana

Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Guines
$1113
55 km or 34 mi Artemisa
$1076
81 km or 50 mi Matanzas
$1203
119 km or 74 mi Cardenas
$1182
156 km or 97 mi Colon
$1108
157 km or 97 mi Pinar del Rio
$1096
169 km or 105 mi Key West
$3014
226 km or 140 mi Cienfuegos
$878
237 km or 147 mi Sagua La Grande
$1110
260 km or 161 mi Santa Clara
$1053
292 km or 181 mi Placetas
$1103
322 km or 200 mi Homestead
$3991
328 km or 204 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
337 km or 210 mi Richmond West
$3058
340 km or 211 mi Cutler Bay
$3002
345 km or 215 mi Palmetto Bay
$2849
345 km or 215 mi Kendall West
$2808
358 km or 222 mi Sweetwater
$2644
359 km or 223 mi Coral Gables
$2803
360 km or 224 mi Doral
$2612
362 km or 225 mi Bonita Springs
$2570
366 km or 227 mi Miami
$3103
366 km or 228 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2551
368 km or 229 mi Hialeah
$2562
371 km or 230 mi Estero
$2591
371 km or 230 mi Miami Lakes
$2578
373 km or 232 mi Miami Beach
$2753
377 km or 234 mi Miami Gardens
$2645
377 km or 234 mi North Miami
$2671
379 km or 236 mi Miramar
$2717
381 km or 237 mi Pembroke Pines
$2898
381 km or 237 mi North Miami Beach
$2659
385 km or 239 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2682
385 km or 239 mi Cooper
$2691
386 km or 240 mi Weston
$2608
387 km or 240 mi Aventura
$2647
388 km or 241 mi Hallandale Beach
$2630
389 km or 242 mi Davie
$2623
389 km or 242 mi Hollywood
$2724
391 km or 243 mi Fort Myers
$2942