Havana vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Havana Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2527
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$490
$487
🏘️ Family rent
$860
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.2
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.8
$1695
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
47
72
😀 Quality of life
53
58
🏙️ Population
2.49M
4.43M

The cost of living in Havana is 5% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 5521st and 5069th ($1024 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 3rd in Cuba and South Africa, respectively. Check Cuba vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Havana compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 6030th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Havana Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.37
$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.22
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.2
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$134
$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.37%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$395
$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$332
$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.6
$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.52
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.27
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$6.96
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.94
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.43
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$0.86
$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.1
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$35.3
$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.2
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.5
$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13025
$5865

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Guines
$1113
55 km or 34 mi Artemisa
$1076
81 km or 50 mi Matanzas
$1203
119 km or 74 mi Cardenas
$1182
156 km or 97 mi Colon
$1108
157 km or 97 mi Pinar del Rio
$1096
169 km or 105 mi Key West
$3014
226 km or 140 mi Cienfuegos
$878
237 km or 147 mi Sagua La Grande
$1110
260 km or 161 mi Santa Clara
$1053
292 km or 181 mi Placetas
$1103
322 km or 200 mi Homestead
$3991
328 km or 204 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
337 km or 210 mi Richmond West
$3058
340 km or 211 mi Cutler Bay
$3002
345 km or 215 mi Palmetto Bay
$2849
345 km or 215 mi Kendall West
$2808
358 km or 222 mi Sweetwater
$2644
359 km or 223 mi Coral Gables
$2803
360 km or 224 mi Doral
$2612
362 km or 225 mi Bonita Springs
$2570
366 km or 227 mi Miami
$3103
366 km or 228 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2551
368 km or 229 mi Hialeah
$2562
371 km or 230 mi Estero
$2591
371 km or 230 mi Miami Lakes
$2578
373 km or 232 mi Miami Beach
$2753
377 km or 234 mi Miami Gardens
$2645
377 km or 234 mi North Miami
$2671
379 km or 236 mi Miramar
$2717
381 km or 237 mi Pembroke Pines
$2898
381 km or 237 mi North Miami Beach
$2659
385 km or 239 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2682
385 km or 239 mi Cooper
$2691
386 km or 240 mi Weston
$2608
387 km or 240 mi Aventura
$2647
388 km or 241 mi Hallandale Beach
$2630
389 km or 242 mi Davie
$2623
389 km or 242 mi Hollywood
$2724
391 km or 243 mi Fort Myers
$2942

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$997
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$874
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$971
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$822
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$696
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$838
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$909
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$717
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$848
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$943
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$717
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$819
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$841
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$689
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$788
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$774
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$809
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$692
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$718
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$690
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$623
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$791
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$654
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$459
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$627
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$696
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$581
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$554
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$859
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$1003
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$600
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1116
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$834
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$585
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1045