Havana vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Havana	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2412	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$421	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$682	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$419	$3821
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	56
😀 Quality of life	53	87
🏙️ Population	2.49M	950K

The cost of living in Havana is 55% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 5709th and 1439th ($993 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1197th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 6482nd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Jacksonville

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	Havana	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.77	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.15%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$383	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$432	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.7	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.52	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.21	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.9	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.02	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.28	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.13	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.5	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8521	$11934

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860