Havana vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$472	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$4112
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	46	81
😀 Quality of life	54	91
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.43M

The cost of living in Havana is 48% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 5103rd and 1833rd ($1073 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1452nd in Cuba and the United States, respectively. Check Cuba vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Havana compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 6382nd and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs San Antonio

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	Havana	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.33	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$19123

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093