Havana vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$3486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$7909
🏠 One person rent	$472	$2368
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$4139
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$735
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$5217
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	46	86
😀 Quality of life	54	91
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.39M

The cost of living in Havana is 69% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5103rd and 52nd ($1073 vs $3486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 39th 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 1.5 months in San Diego. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs San Diego ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 6382nd and 155th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Havana	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.33	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$8.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$2489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$2046
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$4508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$3643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$6577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$4.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$7.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$5.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$19.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$30.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$1937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$22295

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826