Havana vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Havana	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2527	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$490	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$860	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$55.8	$5746
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	97
😀 Quality of life	53	95
🏙️ Population	2.49M	441K

The cost of living in Havana is 67% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 5521st and 91st ($1024 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 73rd 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 1.8 months in Oakland. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 6030th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Oakland

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	Havana	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.37	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.22	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.9	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.2	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.37%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$395	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.6	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.96	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.94	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.43	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.86	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.1	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.3	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$52.5	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13025	$27655

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288