Georgetown vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$926
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$423	$373
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$53.9
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	24	47
😀 Quality of life	47	53
🏙️ Population	235K	2.49M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 15% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 5085th and 5902nd ($1062 vs $926) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Guyana and Cuba, respectively. Check Guyana vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 0.1 months in Havana. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 6400th and 6054th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Georgetown	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$1.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$35
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$6.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$0.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$34.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$10030

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1094
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1017
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1273
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1214
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1122
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2897
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1101
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4044
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3092
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2805
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2553
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2581
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3075
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2381
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2611
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2660
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2732
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2710
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2590
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2731
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2681
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3016
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2945