Havana vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Havana	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1001	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2669	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$409	$610
🏘️ Family rent	$776	$995
🍽️ Food expenses	$398	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.4	$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3452	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	47	42
😀 Quality of life	78	46
🏙️ Population	2.49M	316K

The cost of living in Havana is 13% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 5313th and 4577th ($1001 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 3.4 months in Havana compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 567th and 6608th 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	$6.99	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.23	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.36	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1014	$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.8	$54.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.2	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.34%	9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$1645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$348	$1060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.96	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.93	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.97	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.92	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.37	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.99	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.1	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.4	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.7	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15283	$4597

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1138
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1092
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1182
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1220
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1209
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3241
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1371
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4065
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3152
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2904
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2752
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2565
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3068
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2780
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2608
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2705
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2738
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2714
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2611
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2610
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2647
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2611
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2883

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1117
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1093
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$702
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$866
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1031
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1107
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$900
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1019
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$630
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$702
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$854
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$829
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$805
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$892
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$595
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$627
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$880
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$738
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$806
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$882
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$614
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$593
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$676
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$458
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$737
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$787
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$548
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$842
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1039
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$699
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$716
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$680