Havana vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$472	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	46	99
😀 Quality of life	54	93
🏙️ Population	2.49M	3.9M

The cost of living in Havana is 69% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 5103rd and 62nd ($1073 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 47th in Cuba and the United States, respectively. Check Cuba vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Havana compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 6382nd and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Los Angeles

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	Havana	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.33	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000