Havana vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$1664
🏠 One person rent	$472	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$434
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	35
😀 Quality of life	54	57
🏙️ Population	2.49M	756K

The cost of living in Havana is 54% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 5103rd and 7306th ($1073 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 3rd in Cuba and Bolivia, respectively. Check Cuba vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Havana compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs La Paz ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 6382nd and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs La Paz

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	Havana	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.33	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	8.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$1309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$6.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$2571

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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 La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$691
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$628
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$558
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$625
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$589
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$611
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$459
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$686
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$670
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$776
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$630
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$526
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$958
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$631
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$804
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$612
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$565
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$690
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$768
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$815
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$621
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$816
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1043
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$811
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$725
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$786
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$607
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$598
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$665
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$571
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$759
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$575
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$815
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$716
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1034
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$820
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670