Havana vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Havana Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2527
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$490
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$860
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.2
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.8
$740
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
47
90
😀 Quality of life
53
68
🏙️ Population
2.49M
9.21M

The cost of living in Havana is 14% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 5521st and 4630th ($1024 vs $1190) 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 0.1 months in Havana compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6030th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Havana Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.37
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.22
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.2
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$134
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.37%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$395
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$332
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.6
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.52
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.27
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$6.96
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.94
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.43
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$0.86
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.1
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$35.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.2
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.5
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13025
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Guines
$1113
55 km or 34 mi Artemisa
$1076
81 km or 50 mi Matanzas
$1203
119 km or 74 mi Cardenas
$1182
156 km or 97 mi Colon
$1108
157 km or 97 mi Pinar del Rio
$1096
169 km or 105 mi Key West
$3014
226 km or 140 mi Cienfuegos
$878
237 km or 147 mi Sagua La Grande
$1110
260 km or 161 mi Santa Clara
$1053
292 km or 181 mi Placetas
$1103
322 km or 200 mi Homestead
$3991
328 km or 204 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
337 km or 210 mi Richmond West
$3058
340 km or 211 mi Cutler Bay
$3002
345 km or 215 mi Palmetto Bay
$2849
345 km or 215 mi Kendall West
$2808
358 km or 222 mi Sweetwater
$2644
359 km or 223 mi Coral Gables
$2803
360 km or 224 mi Doral
$2612
362 km or 225 mi Bonita Springs
$2570
366 km or 227 mi Miami
$3103
366 km or 228 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2551
368 km or 229 mi Hialeah
$2562
371 km or 230 mi Estero
$2591
371 km or 230 mi Miami Lakes
$2578
373 km or 232 mi Miami Beach
$2753
377 km or 234 mi Miami Gardens
$2645
377 km or 234 mi North Miami
$2671
379 km or 236 mi Miramar
$2717
381 km or 237 mi Pembroke Pines
$2898
381 km or 237 mi North Miami Beach
$2659
385 km or 239 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2682
385 km or 239 mi Cooper
$2691
386 km or 240 mi Weston
$2608
387 km or 240 mi Aventura
$2647
388 km or 241 mi Hallandale Beach
$2630
389 km or 242 mi Davie
$2623
389 km or 242 mi Hollywood
$2724
391 km or 243 mi Fort Myers
$2942

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709