Havana vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Havana	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2527	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$490	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$860	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$55.8	$1147
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	47	48
😀 Quality of life	53	76
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.32M

The cost of living in Havana is 23% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 5521st and 4267th ($1024 vs $1331) 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 0.1 months in Havana compared to 0.9 months in Montevideo. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 6030th and 940th 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	$4.37	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.22	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.9	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.2	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.37%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$395	$2796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$2616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.6	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.96	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.94	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.43	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.86	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.1	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.3	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$93.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.2	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$52.5	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13025	$7936

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Cities near Havana

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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1169
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1171
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1096
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1188
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$968
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1505
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$622
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$616
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1080
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$683
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$627
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$481
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$540
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$672
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$620
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$717
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$740
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$752
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$721
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$748
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$728
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$766
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$801
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$909
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$783
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$808
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$752
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$773
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$749
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$769
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$777
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$779
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$770
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$790
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$812
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$764
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$770
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$771