Havana vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$1291
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$2925
🏠 One person rent	$472	$734
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	41
😀 Quality of life	54	56
🏙️ Population	2.49M	331K

The cost of living in Havana is 17% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 5103rd and 4553rd ($1073 vs $1291) 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 0.5 months in Havana compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 6382nd and 6244th 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	$4.33	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$590
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$1836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$39
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$4732

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1254
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1261
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1183
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1231
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$770
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$905
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1476
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1123
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1132
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1130
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1127
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1204
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$790
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$678
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$909
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$860
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$935
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1004
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$854
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$951
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$832
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$681
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$791
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$962
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$756
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$767
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$871
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$960
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$759
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$716
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$619
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$503
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$775
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$788
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$665
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$1014
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1049
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$817
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1008
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$706