Havana vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Havana	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2412	$5394
🏠 One person rent	$421	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$682	$2031
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$419	$4606
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	46	100
😀 Quality of life	53	95
🏙️ Population	2.49M	2.3M

The cost of living in Havana is 56% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 5709th and 1354th ($993 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1137th 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 0.4 months in Havana compared to 2 months in Houston. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 6482nd and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Houston

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	Havana	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.77	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.15%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$383	$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$432	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.7	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.52	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.21	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.9	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.02	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.28	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.13	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.5	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8521	$22380

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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

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221