Havana vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Havana	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$926	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$373	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.6	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$53.9	$6742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	80
😀 Quality of life	53	91
🏙️ Population	2.49M	737K

The cost of living in Havana is 69% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5902nd and 158th ($926 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 140th in Cuba and the United States, respectively. Check Cuba vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Havana compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 6054th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Seattle

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	Havana	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.41	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.21	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1018	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.8	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$336	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.28	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.94	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.85	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.9	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10030	$29407

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1094
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1017
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1273
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1214
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1122
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2897
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1101
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4044
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3092
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2805
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2553
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2581
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3075
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2381
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2611
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2660
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2732
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2710
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2590
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2731
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2681
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3016
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2945

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093