Havana vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$472	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	46	27
😀 Quality of life	54	58
🏙️ Population	2.49M	49K

The cost of living in Havana is 16% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 5103rd and 4567th ($1073 vs $1281) 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 0.5 months in Havana compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 6382nd and 6113th 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	$4.33	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$10377

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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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801