Georgetown vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Georgetown	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3187	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$551	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$937	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.1	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1110	$553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	25	46
😀 Quality of life	60	54
🏙️ Population	235K	2.49M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 13% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 4725th and 5103rd ($1212 vs $1073) 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 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 5871st and 6382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Georgetown	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.3	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.59	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$690	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$379	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$686	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.7	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3593	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1573	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.8	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.08	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.7	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.11	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.8	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.32	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1019	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18825	$7234

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1236
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$914
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$793
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$772
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$744
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$1039
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1138
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1966
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$830
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1941
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1083
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1083
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$707
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$752
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1453
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$685
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$650
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$680
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$613
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$645
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$995
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1005
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$873
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$773
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$853
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1178
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1213
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1168
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1163
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1196
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1160
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2957
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3151
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2843
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2747
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2636
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2483
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3216
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2487
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2747
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2808
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2756
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2589
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2802
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2721
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2958
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2607