Havana vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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

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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