Havana vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Havana	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$926	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$373	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.6	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$53.9	$683
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	47	64
😀 Quality of life	53	55
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.76M

The cost of living in Havana is 5% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 5902nd and 6124th ($926 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 3rd in Cuba and Ecuador, respectively. Check Cuba vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Havana compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 6054th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Quito

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	Havana	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.41	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.21	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1018	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.8	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$336	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.28	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.94	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.85	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.9	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10030	$8036

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1094
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1017
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1273
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1214
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1122
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2897
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1101
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4044
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3092
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2805
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2553
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2581
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3075
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2381
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2611
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2660
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2732
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2710
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2590
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2731
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2681
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3016
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2945

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493