Havana vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Havana San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$993
$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$2896
🏠 One person rent
$421
$731
🏘️ Family rent
$682
$1288
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$374
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
46
41
😀 Quality of life
53
58
🏙️ Population
2.49M
331K

The cost of living in Havana is 22% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 5709th and 4626th ($993 vs $1274) 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 0.4 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 6482nd and 6148th 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
$3.77
$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$1100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.8
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.15%
8.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$383
$2752
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.7
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.52
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.21
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.9
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$9.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$6.02
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.28
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.65
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.13
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.3
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$35.5
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.4
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8521
$5551

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$1141
55 km or 34 mi Artemisa
$1091
81 km or 50 mi Matanzas
$1164
119 km or 74 mi Cardenas
$1199
156 km or 97 mi Colon
$1155
157 km or 97 mi Pinar del Rio
$1138
169 km or 105 mi Key West
$2932
226 km or 140 mi Cienfuegos
$872
237 km or 147 mi Sagua La Grande
$1170
260 km or 161 mi Santa Clara
$1157
292 km or 181 mi Placetas
$1097
322 km or 200 mi Homestead
$3170
328 km or 204 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1228
337 km or 210 mi Richmond West
$2831
340 km or 211 mi Cutler Bay
$2847
345 km or 215 mi Palmetto Bay
$2801
345 km or 215 mi Kendall West
$2761
358 km or 222 mi Sweetwater
$2662
359 km or 223 mi Coral Gables
$2872
360 km or 224 mi Doral
$2620
362 km or 225 mi Bonita Springs
$2502
366 km or 227 mi Miami
$3297
366 km or 228 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2532
368 km or 229 mi Hialeah
$2465
371 km or 230 mi Estero
$2509
371 km or 230 mi Miami Lakes
$2589
373 km or 232 mi Miami Beach
$2870
377 km or 234 mi Miami Gardens
$2684
377 km or 234 mi North Miami
$2738
379 km or 236 mi Miramar
$2775
381 km or 237 mi Pembroke Pines
$2991
381 km or 237 mi North Miami Beach
$2739
385 km or 239 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2808
385 km or 239 mi Cooper
$2739
386 km or 240 mi Weston
$2586
387 km or 240 mi Aventura
$2767
388 km or 241 mi Hallandale Beach
$2783
389 km or 242 mi Davie
$2713
389 km or 242 mi Hollywood
$2963
391 km or 243 mi Fort Myers
$2690

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1237
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1246
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1178
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1221
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$734
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$897
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1470
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1109
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1120
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$1062
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1065
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1168
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$720
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$705
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$863
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$823
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$936
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1015
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$815
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$900
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$804
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$668
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$787
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$938
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$737
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$739
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$847
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$934
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$754
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$687
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$626
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$470
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$761
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$796
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$679
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$990
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1054
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$812
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$1007
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$699