Havana vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$3331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$7928
🏠 One person rent	$472	$2072
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$3682
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$911
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$4111
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	46	58
😀 Quality of life	54	85
🏙️ Population	2.49M	351K

The cost of living in Havana is 68% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 5103rd and 79th ($1073 vs $3331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 59th in Cuba and the United States, respectively. Check Cuba vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Havana compared to 1.2 months in Honolulu. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Honolulu ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 6382nd and 433rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Honolulu

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	Havana	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.33	$23.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$9.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$8.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$4.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$2390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$4305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$3150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$8773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$7272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$6.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$8.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$7.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$5.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$6.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$2.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$4.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$3.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$2145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$26966

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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

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2649
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2760
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3302
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2888
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$526
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$526
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3194