Havana vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Havana	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1001	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2669	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$409	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$776	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$398	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.4	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3452	$1428
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	47	72
😀 Quality of life	78	61
🏙️ Population	2.49M	4.43M

The cost of living in Havana is 10% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5313th and 5921st ($1001 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Cuba and South Africa, respectively. Check Cuba vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.4 months in Havana compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 567th and 5184th 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	$6.99	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.23	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.36	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1014	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.8	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.2	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.34%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$348	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.96	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.93	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.97	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.92	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.37	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.99	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.1	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.4	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.7	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15283	$4829

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1138
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1092
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1182
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1220
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1209
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3241
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1371
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4065
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3152
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2904
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2752
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2565
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3068
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2780
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2608
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2705
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2738
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2714
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2611
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2610
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2647
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2611
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2883

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952