Havana vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$4608
🏠 One person rent	$472	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$1707
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$568
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$3719
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	66
😀 Quality of life	54	87
🏙️ Population	2.49M	633K

The cost of living in Havana is 44% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 5103rd and 2305th ($1073 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1739th 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 1.9 months in Memphis. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Memphis ranked 96th in the United States, while ranked 6382nd and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Memphis

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	Havana	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.33	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$5.76
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$44
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$27334

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809