Havana vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Havana	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2530	$2930
🏠 One person rent	$487	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$860	$958
🍽️ Food expenses	$353	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$55.3	$810
😷 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 5538th and 4603rd ($1022 vs $1201) 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 6032nd and 698th 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	$30.3	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.96	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$3.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.22	$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$329	$517
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1028	$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$767
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.8	$82.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.2	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$395	$2655
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$338	$2883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.54	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.31	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.03	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.97	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.98	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$5.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.93	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.84	$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.4	$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.9	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.8	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.1	$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$52	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13017	$7358

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1116
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1073
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1203
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1181
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1112
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1093
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3005
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$879
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1108
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1051
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1107
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4001
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3076
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2992
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2855
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2798
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2643
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2787
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2618
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2561
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3113
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2566
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2552
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2615
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2585
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2751
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2654
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2671
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2710
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2870
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2645
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2676
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2691
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2630
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2640
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2636
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2631
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2739
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2962

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$850
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$962
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$801
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$751
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$840
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$923
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$904
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$910
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1131
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$957
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$786
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$610
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$601
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$610
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$603
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$851
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$895
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$820
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$650
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$848
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$856
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$728
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$735
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$924
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$855
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$652
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$839
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$744
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$835
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$615
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$533