Havana vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Havana	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$926	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$7218
🏠 One person rent	$373	$1911
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$3660
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$797
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.6	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$53.9	$4236
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	62
😀 Quality of life	53	86
🏙️ Population	2.49M	351K

The cost of living in Havana is 69% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 5902nd and 151st ($926 vs $3020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 134th 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 0.1 months in Havana compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Honolulu ranked 79th in the United States, while ranked 6054th and 301st 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	$4.41	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$8.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.21	$6.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$3.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$1923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$1611
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1018	$3723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$3223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.8	$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$8598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$336	$8022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$3.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$79.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$23.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.28	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$5.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$6.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$7.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.94	$4.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.85	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.9	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10030	$19966

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1094
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1017
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1273
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1214
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1122
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2897
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1101
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4044
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3092
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2805
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2553
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2581
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3075
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2381
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2611
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2660
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2732
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2710
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2590
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2731
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2681
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3016
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2945

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2562
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2620
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3034
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2735
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2328
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$513
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1494
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1488
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2044
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2929
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3183
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3190
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3195
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3226
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2894
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3997
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3269
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3319
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3115
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3905
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2929
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3678
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3657
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3344
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$514
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3466
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3649
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2856
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1995
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3004
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$2999
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3159