Havana vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$472	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$608
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	46	63
😀 Quality of life	54	60
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.76M

The cost of living in Havana is 24% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 5103rd and 6476th ($1073 vs $864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in Cuba and Ecuador, respectively. Check Cuba vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Havana compared to 0.7 months in Quito. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 6382nd and 5902nd 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	$4.33	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$29.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	10.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$1700
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$8.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$8877

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$557
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$516
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$653
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$672
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$514
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$675
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$694
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$780
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$731
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$762
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$842
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$953
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$829
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$704
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$707
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$631
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$584
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$524
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$559
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$577
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$850
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$856
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$788
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$606
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$660
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$705
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$593
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$651
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$617
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$638
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$749
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$769
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$749
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$537
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$862
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$559