Havana vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$472	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$6618
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	80
😀 Quality of life	54	91
🏙️ Population	2.49M	737K

The cost of living in Havana is 66% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5103rd and 126th ($1073 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 94th 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 0.5 months in Havana compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 6382nd and 147th 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	$4.33	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$30033

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1213
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1168
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1163
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1196
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1160
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2957
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3151
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2843
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2747
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2636
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2483
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3216
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2487
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2747
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2808
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2756
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2589
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2802
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2721
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2958
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2607

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098