Havana vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Havana	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2412	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$421	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$682	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$419	$1761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	73
😀 Quality of life	53	65
🏙️ Population	2.49M	4.8M

The cost of living in Havana is 15% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5709th and 4839th ($993 vs $1171) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 4th in Cuba and South Africa, respectively. Check Cuba vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Havana compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6482nd and 5190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Johannesburg

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	Havana	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.77	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.15%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$383	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$432	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.7	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.52	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.21	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.9	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.02	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.28	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.13	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.5	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8521	$5808

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950