Havana vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Havana	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2412	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$421	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$682	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$419	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	92
😀 Quality of life	53	80
🏙️ Population	2.49M	6.26M

The cost of living in Havana is 17% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 5709th and 4795th ($993 vs $1191) 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 0.4 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 6482nd and 688th 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	$3.77	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.15%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$383	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$432	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.7	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.52	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.21	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.9	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.02	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.28	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.13	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.5	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8521	$10578

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$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

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849