Havana vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Havana Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1001
$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2669
$3250
🏠 One person rent
$409
$578
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$1344
🍽️ Food expenses
$398
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.4
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3452
$645
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
47
41
😀 Quality of life
78
56
🏙️ Population
2.49M
580K

The cost of living in Havana is 20% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 5313th and 4318th ($1001 vs $1250) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Cuba and Jamaica, respectively. Check Cuba vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.4 months in Havana compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 567th and 5883rd 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
$6.99
$6.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.54
$7.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$1.23
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.36
$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1014
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.2
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.6
$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.34%
8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$348
$2164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$26.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.96
$4.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$6.97
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$23
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.92
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$8.02
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.37
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$71.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$0.99
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.1
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.4
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.7
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15283
$2133

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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 Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1062
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$758
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$936
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$698
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1005
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$768
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$674
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1020
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1527
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2555
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1536
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2841
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$2153
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1671
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1176
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1727
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1872
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$492
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$492
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1869
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1784
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$494
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$504
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$514
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1654
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$501
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$506
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1626
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3374
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1507
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1371
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1312
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$714
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$1247
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$712