Havana vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Havana	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2527	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$490	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$860	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$55.8	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	91
😀 Quality of life	53	78
🏙️ Population	2.49M	6.26M

The cost of living in Havana is 15% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5521st and 4604th ($1024 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Cuba and Chile, respectively. Check Cuba vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Havana compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6030th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Santiago

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	Havana	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.37	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.22	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.9	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.2	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.37%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$395	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.6	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.96	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.94	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.43	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.86	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.1	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.3	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.2	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$52.5	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13025	$7298

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1113
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1076
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1203
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1182
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1108
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3014
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1103
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3991
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3058
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2808
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2612
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2570
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3103
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2562
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2591
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2671
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2717
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2691
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2608
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2647
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2623
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2724
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2942

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534