Hamilton vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hamilton	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4535	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$2095	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2934	$553
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	73	46
😀 Quality of life	88	54
🏙️ Population	569K	2.49M

The cost of living in Hamilton is 87% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 2004th and 5103rd ($2006 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 24th in Canada and Cuba, respectively. Check Canada vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hamilton compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Hamilton ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 265th and 6382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Havana

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	Hamilton	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1114	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1067	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1880	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.2	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8824	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.3	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.1	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.7	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.1	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.6	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$620	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16689	$7234

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2318
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1832
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2049
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2308
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$2017
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2102
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2109
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1936
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1848
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2415
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2233
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1892
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2078
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2172
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1706
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2303
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2124
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2081
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2181
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1863
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2125
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2123
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1581
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1930
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1802
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1449
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$1910
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1939
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1757

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