Havana vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Havana	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2412	$2612
🏠 One person rent	$421	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$682	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$419	$600
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	46	44
😀 Quality of life	53	62
🏙️ Population	2.49M	2.2M

The cost of living in Havana is 8% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5709th and 5110th ($993 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in Cuba and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Cuba vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Havana compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 6482nd and 5729th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Santo Domingo

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	Havana	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.77	$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.15%	13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$383	$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$432	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.7	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.52	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.21	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.9	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.02	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.28	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.13	$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.5	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8521	$6928

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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 Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$899
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$744
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$810
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$714
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$580
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$785
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$768
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$700
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$551
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$678
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$820
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$753
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$553
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$734
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$769
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$777
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$930
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$1006
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1114
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$791
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$797
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$785
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$549
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1313
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1209
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1457
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1590
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1473
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1663
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1628
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1610
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$550