Havana vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Havana New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$993
$2226
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$5309
🏠 One person rent
$421
$1279
🏘️ Family rent
$682
$2217
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$693
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$3883
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
46
85
😀 Quality of life
53
89
🏙️ Population
2.49M
384K

The cost of living in Havana is 55% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 5709th and 1435th ($993 vs $2226) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1194th in Cuba and the United States, respectively. Check Cuba vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Havana compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs New Orleans ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 6482nd and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs New Orleans

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Havana New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.77
$23.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$2576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$1777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.8
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.15%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$383
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$1749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.7
$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.52
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.21
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$3.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.9
$4.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$6.02
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.28
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.65
$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.13
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.3
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$35.5
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.4
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$1551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8521
$10147

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2143
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$2038
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1772
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$2062
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1720
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1705
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$2146
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2045
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2052
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1753
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1852
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2077
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1693
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1797
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1933
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1807
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1698
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1672
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1950
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1812
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1809
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2095
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2240
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1953
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2099
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1766
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2093
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2023
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2102
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2244
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$1881
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1904
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$1971
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$1992
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1615
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1917
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1900
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1844
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1605
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$1962