Havana vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$1034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$2503
🏠 One person rent	$472	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$771
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$632
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	77
😀 Quality of life	54	71
🏙️ Population	2.49M	9.94M

The cost of living in Havana is 4% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 5103rd and 5300th ($1073 vs $1034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Cuba and Peru, respectively. Check Cuba vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Havana compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 6382nd and 3484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Lima

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	Havana	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.33	$4.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$1422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$83.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$11057

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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 Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$820
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$771
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$730
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$598
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$571
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$641
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$725
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$604
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$621
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$527
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$612
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$811
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$583
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$626
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$617
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$670
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$589
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$651
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$558
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$593
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$559
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$705
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$660
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$459
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$686
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$577
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$829
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$691
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$694
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731