Havana vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Havana Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$472
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$777
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$553
$1122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
93
😀 Quality of life
54
73
🏙️ Population
2.49M
9.21M

The cost of living in Havana is 27% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5103rd and 4074th ($1073 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 4th in Cuba and Mexico, respectively. Check Cuba vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Havana compared to 0.8 months in Mexico City. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6382nd and 2482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Mexico City

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Havana Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.33
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.36
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.4
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.1%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$332
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.1
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.57
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.27
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.96
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.98
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.29
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.1
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$35.2
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.1
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7234
$13182

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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 Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005