Guadalajara vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guadalajara	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1222	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2949	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$575	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$998	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$795	$553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	47	46
😀 Quality of life	63	54
🏙️ Population	1.39M	2.49M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 14% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 4703rd and 5103rd ($1222 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 24th in Mexico and Cuba, respectively. Check Mexico vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Guadalajara ranked 4th best city to live in Mexico vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 5440th and 6382nd 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	$13.3	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.87	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.79	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$447	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1440	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$792	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.63%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3299	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.96	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.62	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.33	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11283	$7234

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1349
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$993
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$814
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$869
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1005
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$941
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$932
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$968
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$959
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$920
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1211
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$874
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$962
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$961
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$660
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$905
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$935
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$817
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$864
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1255
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$764
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1085

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