Havana vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Havana Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$926
$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2500
$3571
🏠 One person rent
$373
$664
🏘️ Family rent
$803
$1546
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.6
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$53.9
$763
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
47
41
😀 Quality of life
53
54
🏙️ Population
2.49M
580K

The cost of living in Havana is 33% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 5902nd and 3941st ($926 vs $1378) 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 0.1 months in Havana compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 6054th and 5942nd 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
$4.41
$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.21
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1018
$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$611
$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.8
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.47%
9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$396
$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.28
$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$6.94
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.79
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$0.85
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.6
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$34.9
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10030
$2764

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Guines
$1094
55 km or 34 mi Artemisa
$1017
81 km or 50 mi Matanzas
$1273
119 km or 74 mi Cardenas
$1214
156 km or 97 mi Colon
$1122
157 km or 97 mi Pinar del Rio
$1071
169 km or 105 mi Key West
$2897
226 km or 140 mi Cienfuegos
$865
237 km or 147 mi Sagua La Grande
$1107
260 km or 161 mi Santa Clara
$1058
292 km or 181 mi Placetas
$1101
322 km or 200 mi Homestead
$4044
328 km or 204 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1211
337 km or 210 mi Richmond West
$3092
340 km or 211 mi Cutler Bay
$3032
345 km or 215 mi Palmetto Bay
$2865
345 km or 215 mi Kendall West
$2805
358 km or 222 mi Sweetwater
$2604
359 km or 223 mi Coral Gables
$2756
360 km or 224 mi Doral
$2553
362 km or 225 mi Bonita Springs
$2581
366 km or 227 mi Miami
$3075
366 km or 228 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2474
368 km or 229 mi Hialeah
$2381
371 km or 230 mi Estero
$2611
371 km or 230 mi Miami Lakes
$2528
373 km or 232 mi Miami Beach
$2762
377 km or 234 mi Miami Gardens
$2651
377 km or 234 mi North Miami
$2660
379 km or 236 mi Miramar
$2732
381 km or 237 mi Pembroke Pines
$2939
381 km or 237 mi North Miami Beach
$2714
385 km or 239 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2758
385 km or 239 mi Cooper
$2710
386 km or 240 mi Weston
$2590
387 km or 240 mi Aventura
$2731
388 km or 241 mi Hallandale Beach
$2793
389 km or 242 mi Davie
$2681
389 km or 242 mi Hollywood
$3016
391 km or 243 mi Fort Myers
$2945

Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1197
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$787
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1063
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$870
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1170
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$877
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1000
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1014
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1124
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1415
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2123
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1272
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2763
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1561
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1266
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1561
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1830
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$506
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$507
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1531
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1395
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$508
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$521
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$527
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$542
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1258
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$520
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$521
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1259
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3754
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1211
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$511
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$505
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1101
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1058
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$645
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$715
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$865
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$707