Havana vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Havana	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$926	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$373	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.6	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$53.9	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	47	42
😀 Quality of life	53	50
🏙️ Population	2.49M	316K

The cost of living in Havana is 23% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 5902nd and 4469th ($926 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in Cuba and El Salvador, respectively. Check Cuba vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Havana compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 6054th and 6219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs San Salvador

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	Havana	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.41	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.21	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1018	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.8	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$336	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.28	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.94	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.85	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.9	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10030	$5642

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1182
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1160
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$698
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$884
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1083
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1088
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$936
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$653
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$753
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$897
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$916
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$897
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$819
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$903
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$719
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$886
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$755
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$881
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$632
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$598
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$455
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$632
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$738
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$624
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$878
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$710
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$973
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$701