Guadalajara vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$607	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$419
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	47	46
😀 Quality of life	62	53
🏙️ Population	1.39M	2.49M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 25% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 4689th and 5709th ($1241 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 24th in Mexico and Cuba, respectively. Check Mexico vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.4 months in Havana. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 5768th and 6482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Havana

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	Guadalajara	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$1.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$8521

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1280
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$990
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$885
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$746
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1023
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$914
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$946
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$956
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$910
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1202
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$817
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$950
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$952
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$664
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$894
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$926
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$803
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$866
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1241
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1044
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$747
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$986
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1102

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1141
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1091
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1199
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1155
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2932
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3170
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2831
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2761
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2620
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2502
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3297
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2465
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2509
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2738
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2775
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2739
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2586
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2767
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2713
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2963
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2690