Havana vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$2391
🏠 One person rent	$472	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$1067
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	4
😀 Quality of life	54	54
🏙️ Population	2.49M	24.5K

The cost of living in Havana is 8% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 5103rd and 5614th ($1073 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in Cuba and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Cuba vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Havana compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 6382nd and 6384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Kingstown

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	Havana	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.33	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$44.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	7.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$50.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$9.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$6.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$10636

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Cities near Havana

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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1005
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1178
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1083
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1083
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1138
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1223
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1039
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1718
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$707
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$645
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$613
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$830
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1143
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$680
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1114
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$772
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1327
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$773
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$873
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$650
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$685
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$752
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$793