Havana vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Havana	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$926	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$3344
🏠 One person rent	$373	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.6	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$53.9	$990
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	60
😀 Quality of life	53	66
🏙️ Population	2.49M	342K

The cost of living in Havana is 30% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 5902nd and 4143rd ($926 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in Cuba and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Cuba vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Havana compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 6054th and 4085th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Havana	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.41	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.21	$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1018	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.8	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$2883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$336	$1718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.28	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.94	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$5.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.85	$9.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.9	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$601
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10030	$12527

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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 San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1296
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1269
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1024
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$801
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1225
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$932
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
246 km or 153 mi	David	$890
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$666
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$701
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$710
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$738
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$624
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$455
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$632
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1116
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1117
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1172
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$957
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1328
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1479
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1310
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1304
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1088
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1083
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$753
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$755
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1204
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1182
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1160
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$903