Georgetown vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Georgetown	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$986	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2953	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$394	$490
🏘️ Family rent	$874	$860
🍽️ Food expenses	$442	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$538	$55.8
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	23	47
😀 Quality of life	47	53
🏙️ Population	235K	2.49M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 4% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 5796th and 5521st ($986 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 6383rd and 6030th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Georgetown	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.15	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.88	$1.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1327	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$22.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$35.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	8.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3910	$395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1737	$332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.04	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$6.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$0.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.2	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.8	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$884	$52.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23107	$13025

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1015
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$869
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$785
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$770
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$586
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$964
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1164
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1101
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1698
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$871
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1642
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1065
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1061
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$719
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$731
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1390
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$662
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$627
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$691
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$692
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$981
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1004
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$704
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$821
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$783
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1159
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787

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