Havana vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Havana	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1001	$851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2669	$2169
🏠 One person rent	$409	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$776	$594
🍽️ Food expenses	$398	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.4	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3452	$479
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	47	63
😀 Quality of life	78	61
🏙️ Population	2.49M	2.01M

The cost of living in Havana is 18% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 5313th and 6208th ($1001 vs $851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 3rd in Cuba and Ecuador, respectively. Check Cuba vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.4 months in Havana compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Quito ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 567th and 5206th 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	$6.99	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.23	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.36	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1014	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.8	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.2	$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.34%	12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$348	$1286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.96	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.93	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.97	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.92	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.37	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.99	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.1	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.4	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.7	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15283	$7844

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1138
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1092
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1182
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1220
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1209
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3241
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1371
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4065
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3152
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2904
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2752
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2565
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3068
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2780
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2608
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2705
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2738
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2714
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2611
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2610
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2647
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2611
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2883

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$775
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$536
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$570
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$638
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$515
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$547
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$612
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$511
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$834
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$533
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$642
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$731
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$801
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$903
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$790
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$754
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$814
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$455
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$603
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$416
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$637
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$472
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$720
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$552
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$648
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$507
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$514
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$493
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$532
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$543
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$592
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$504
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$551
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$551
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$567
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$525
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$639
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$416