Havana vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Havana	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2412	$2044
🏠 One person rent	$421	$334
🏘️ Family rent	$682	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$419	$571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	46	29
😀 Quality of life	53	45
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.58M

The cost of living in Havana is 12% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 5709th and 6426th ($993 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 112th in Cuba and Mexico, respectively. Check Cuba vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Havana compared to 0.6 months in Leon. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Leon ranked 56th in Mexico, while ranked 6482nd and 7210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Leon

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	Havana	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.77	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$40.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.15%	11.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$383	$1993
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$432	$1323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.7	$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.52	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.21	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.9	$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$9.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.02	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.28	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.13	$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.5	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8521	$3118

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1141
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1091
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1199
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1155
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2932
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3170
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2831
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2761
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2620
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2502
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3297
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2465
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2509
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2738
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2775
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2739
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2586
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2767
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2713
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2963
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2690

Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$914
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$817
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$910
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$950
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$894
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$803
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$952
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$990
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1023
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1241
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$926
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1044
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1280
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$664
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$946
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$866
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1007
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$986
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$806
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$880
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$934
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1015
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$941
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$917
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1008
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$975
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1157
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$842