Havana vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$2293
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$5392
🏠 One person rent	$472	$1358
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$2389
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$688
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$4087
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	46	68
😀 Quality of life	54	88
🏙️ Population	2.49M	504K

The cost of living in Havana is 53% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 5103rd and 1311th ($1073 vs $2293) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1104th 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 1.8 months in Mesa. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Mesa ranked 93rd in the United States, while ranked 6382nd and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Havana	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.33	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$5.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$2471
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$1979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$78.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$2959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$3476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$6.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$1190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$15526

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2378
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2463
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2367
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2423
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1974
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2366
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2243
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2343
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2296
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2346
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2454
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2318
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2321
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1933
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2153
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$771
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2818
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1767
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1865
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1924
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$876
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1835
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2817
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$994