Havana vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Havana	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$926	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$373	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.6	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$53.9	$5544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	53	95
🏙️ Population	2.49M	8.8M

The cost of living in Havana is 79% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5902nd and 3rd ($926 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st 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 0.1 months in Havana compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6054th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs New York City

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	Havana	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.41	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.21	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1018	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.8	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$336	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.28	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.94	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.85	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.9	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10030	$21465

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1094
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1017
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1273
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1214
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1122
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2897
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1101
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4044
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3092
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2805
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2553
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2581
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3075
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2381
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2611
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2660
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2732
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2710
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2590
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2731
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2681
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3016
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2945

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111