Havana vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$472	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$3638
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	49
😀 Quality of life	54	91
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.02M

The cost of living in Havana is 49% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 5103rd and 1688th ($1073 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 22nd in Cuba and Canada, respectively. Check Cuba vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Havana compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 6382nd and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Ottawa

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	Havana	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.33	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$17263

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1213
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1168
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1163
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1196
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1160
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2957
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3151
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2843
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2747
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2636
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2483
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3216
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2487
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2747
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2808
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2756
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2589
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2802
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2721
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2958
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2607

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875