Havana vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$472	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$41.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$209
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	46	19
😀 Quality of life	54	41
🏙️ Population	2.49M	159K

The cost of living in Havana is 9% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 5103rd and 5666th ($1073 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Cuba and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Cuba vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Havana compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 6382nd and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Praia

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	Havana	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.33	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$3.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$4.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$70.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$3188

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$979
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$979
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1281
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1206
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1214
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$545
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$611
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$527
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1163
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1141
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1164
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$653
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$857
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1119
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$831
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$983
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1050
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$984
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1272
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1005
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1231
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1219
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$993
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$518
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$561
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$627
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$494