Havana vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$472	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$1302
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	54
😀 Quality of life	54	78
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.3M

The cost of living in Havana is 30% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 5103rd and 3858th ($1073 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in Cuba and Uruguay, respectively. Check Cuba vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Havana compared to 0.8 months in Montevideo. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 6382nd and 869th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Montevideo

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	Havana	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.33	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$10657

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1344
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1340
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1171
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1354
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1059
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1629
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$851
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$815
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1183
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$784
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$610
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$693
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$788
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$920
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$923
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$923
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$920
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1247
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$955
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$939
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$948
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$914
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1035
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$970
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1082
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$872
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008