Havana vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Havana Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$993
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$421
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$682
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$1028
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
93
😀 Quality of life
53
72
🏙️ Population
2.49M
9.21M

The cost of living in Havana is 30% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5709th and 4274th ($993 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 6th in Cuba and Mexico, respectively. Check Cuba vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Havana compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6482nd and 3354th 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
$3.77
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.8
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.15%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$383
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.7
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.52
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.21
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.9
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$6.02
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.28
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.65
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.13
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.3
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$35.5
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.4
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8521
$11420

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Guines
$1141
55 km or 34 mi Artemisa
$1091
81 km or 50 mi Matanzas
$1164
119 km or 74 mi Cardenas
$1199
156 km or 97 mi Colon
$1155
157 km or 97 mi Pinar del Rio
$1138
169 km or 105 mi Key West
$2932
226 km or 140 mi Cienfuegos
$872
237 km or 147 mi Sagua La Grande
$1170
260 km or 161 mi Santa Clara
$1157
292 km or 181 mi Placetas
$1097
322 km or 200 mi Homestead
$3170
328 km or 204 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1228
337 km or 210 mi Richmond West
$2831
340 km or 211 mi Cutler Bay
$2847
345 km or 215 mi Palmetto Bay
$2801
345 km or 215 mi Kendall West
$2761
358 km or 222 mi Sweetwater
$2662
359 km or 223 mi Coral Gables
$2872
360 km or 224 mi Doral
$2620
362 km or 225 mi Bonita Springs
$2502
366 km or 227 mi Miami
$3297
366 km or 228 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2532
368 km or 229 mi Hialeah
$2465
371 km or 230 mi Estero
$2509
371 km or 230 mi Miami Lakes
$2589
373 km or 232 mi Miami Beach
$2870
377 km or 234 mi Miami Gardens
$2684
377 km or 234 mi North Miami
$2738
379 km or 236 mi Miramar
$2775
381 km or 237 mi Pembroke Pines
$2991
381 km or 237 mi North Miami Beach
$2739
385 km or 239 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2808
385 km or 239 mi Cooper
$2739
386 km or 240 mi Weston
$2586
387 km or 240 mi Aventura
$2767
388 km or 241 mi Hallandale Beach
$2783
389 km or 242 mi Davie
$2713
389 km or 242 mi Hollywood
$2963
391 km or 243 mi Fort Myers
$2690

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023