Havana vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Havana	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$877
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2412	$2132
🏠 One person rent	$421	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$682	$467
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$443
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$97.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$419	$272
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	46	13
😀 Quality of life	53	54
🏙️ Population	2.49M	224K

The cost of living in Havana is 13% more expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 5709th and 6461st ($993 vs $877) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Cuba and Suriname, respectively. Check Cuba vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Havana compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 6482nd and 6448th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Paramaribo

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	Havana	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.77	$8.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$53.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$24
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.15%	15.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$383	$488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$432	$417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.7	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.52	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.21	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.9	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$9.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.02	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.28	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$5.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$12.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.13	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.5	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$62.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8521	$1856

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1141
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1091
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1199
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1155
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2932
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3170
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2831
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2761
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2620
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2502
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3297
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2465
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2509
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2738
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2775
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2739
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2586
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2767
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2713
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2963
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2690

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1996
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1979
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1180
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1181
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$740
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$607
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$638
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$788
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$767
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1010
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1136
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$753
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1232
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$676
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1454
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$743
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$844
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$649
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1079
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1078
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$699
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$995
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$989
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$741
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$669
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$734
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$675
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$642
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$643