Havana vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Havana New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2527
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$490
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$860
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.2
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.8
$5777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
47
100
😀 Quality of life
53
97
🏙️ Population
2.49M
8.8M

The cost of living in Havana is 75% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5521st and 5th ($1024 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 3rd 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 1.4 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 6030th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Havana New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.37
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.22
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.2
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$134
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.37%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$395
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$332
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.6
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.52
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.27
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$6.96
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.94
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.43
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$0.86
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.1
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$35.3
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.5
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13025
$20585

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108