Havana vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Havana	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2412	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$421	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$682	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$419	$779
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	46	27
😀 Quality of life	53	57
🏙️ Population	2.49M	49K

The cost of living in Havana is 23% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 5709th and 4601st ($993 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Cuba vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Havana compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 6482nd and 6239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Port of Spain

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	Havana	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.77	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.15%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$383	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$432	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.7	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.52	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.21	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.9	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.02	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.28	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.13	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.5	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8521	$9211

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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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1232
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1010
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1136
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1078
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$767
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$844
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$641
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$679
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$989
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$788
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$675
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1454
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$888
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$771
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1170
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$827
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1012
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$923
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$918
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1181
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$775