Havana vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Havana New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1001
$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2669
$8222
🏠 One person rent
$409
$2662
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$3953
🍽️ Food expenses
$398
$794
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.4
$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3452
$6298
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
47
100
😀 Quality of life
78
96
🏙️ Population
2.49M
8.8M

The cost of living in Havana is 75% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5313th and 6th ($1001 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 4th 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 3.4 months in Havana compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 567th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Havana New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.54
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$8.64
 Cappuccino
$1.23
$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.36
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1014
$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.2
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.6
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.34%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$348
$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.96
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$6.97
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$23
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.92
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$8.02
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.37
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$0.99
$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.1
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.4
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.7
$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15283
$17859

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Guines
$1138
55 km or 34 mi Artemisa
$1092
81 km or 50 mi Matanzas
$1182
119 km or 74 mi Cardenas
$1220
156 km or 97 mi Colon
$1209
157 km or 97 mi Pinar del Rio
$1137
169 km or 105 mi Key West
$3241
226 km or 140 mi Cienfuegos
$1247
237 km or 147 mi Sagua La Grande
$1269
260 km or 161 mi Santa Clara
$1312
292 km or 181 mi Placetas
$1371
322 km or 200 mi Homestead
$4065
328 km or 204 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1507
337 km or 210 mi Richmond West
$3152
340 km or 211 mi Cutler Bay
$3104
345 km or 215 mi Palmetto Bay
$2924
345 km or 215 mi Kendall West
$2904
358 km or 222 mi Sweetwater
$2771
359 km or 223 mi Coral Gables
$2809
360 km or 224 mi Doral
$2752
362 km or 225 mi Bonita Springs
$2565
366 km or 227 mi Miami
$3068
366 km or 228 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2722
368 km or 229 mi Hialeah
$2780
371 km or 230 mi Estero
$2608
371 km or 230 mi Miami Lakes
$2711
373 km or 232 mi Miami Beach
$2770
377 km or 234 mi Miami Gardens
$2705
377 km or 234 mi North Miami
$2705
379 km or 236 mi Miramar
$2738
381 km or 237 mi Pembroke Pines
$2900
381 km or 237 mi North Miami Beach
$2644
385 km or 239 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2686
385 km or 239 mi Cooper
$2714
386 km or 240 mi Weston
$2611
387 km or 240 mi Aventura
$2610
388 km or 241 mi Hallandale Beach
$2569
389 km or 242 mi Davie
$2647
389 km or 242 mi Hollywood
$2611
391 km or 243 mi Fort Myers
$2883

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2691
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2638
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2613
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2494
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2608
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2612
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2520
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1956
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2622
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2400
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2464
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2612
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2433
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2351
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2338
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2653
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2422
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2638
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2695
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2615
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2660
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2627
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2614
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2698
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2534
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2404
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2737
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2784
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2694
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2465
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2447
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3028