Havana vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Havana Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$1482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$3425
🏠 One person rent
$472
$740
🏘️ Family rent
$777
$1278
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$494
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$553
$745
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
46
41
😀 Quality of life
54
61
🏙️ Population
2.49M
938K

The cost of living in Havana is 28% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 5103rd and 4050th ($1073 vs $1482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Cuba and Jamaica, respectively. Check Cuba vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Havana compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 6382nd and 5741st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Kingston

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Havana Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.33
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.36
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$1562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.4
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.1%
9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$332
$2845
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$2196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.1
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.57
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.27
$4.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$3.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$6.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$4.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.96
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.98
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$61.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.1
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$35.2
$9.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.1
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7234
$5834

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Guines
$1213
55 km or 34 mi Artemisa
$1168
81 km or 50 mi Matanzas
$1163
119 km or 74 mi Cardenas
$1196
156 km or 97 mi Colon
$1160
157 km or 97 mi Pinar del Rio
$1212
169 km or 105 mi Key West
$2957
226 km or 140 mi Cienfuegos
$886
237 km or 147 mi Sagua La Grande
$1165
260 km or 161 mi Santa Clara
$1158
292 km or 181 mi Placetas
$1090
322 km or 200 mi Homestead
$3151
328 km or 204 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1232
337 km or 210 mi Richmond West
$2843
340 km or 211 mi Cutler Bay
$2859
345 km or 215 mi Palmetto Bay
$2805
345 km or 215 mi Kendall West
$2747
358 km or 222 mi Sweetwater
$2668
359 km or 223 mi Coral Gables
$2854
360 km or 224 mi Doral
$2636
362 km or 225 mi Bonita Springs
$2483
366 km or 227 mi Miami
$3216
366 km or 228 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2556
368 km or 229 mi Hialeah
$2487
371 km or 230 mi Estero
$2471
371 km or 230 mi Miami Lakes
$2602
373 km or 232 mi Miami Beach
$2840
377 km or 234 mi Miami Gardens
$2705
377 km or 234 mi North Miami
$2747
379 km or 236 mi Miramar
$2808
381 km or 237 mi Pembroke Pines
$3046
381 km or 237 mi North Miami Beach
$2762
385 km or 239 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2842
385 km or 239 mi Cooper
$2756
386 km or 240 mi Weston
$2589
387 km or 240 mi Aventura
$2802
388 km or 241 mi Hallandale Beach
$2792
389 km or 242 mi Davie
$2721
389 km or 242 mi Hollywood
$2958
391 km or 243 mi Fort Myers
$2607

Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1314
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$874
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1152
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1102
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1285
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$964
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1024
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1092
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1201
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1650
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2128
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1274
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2774
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1163
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1673
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1352
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1575
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$523
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$523
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1619
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1522
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$539
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$545
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1322
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$535
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$539
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1319
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3795
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1232
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1090
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1158
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$857
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$886
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$814