Havana vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Havana	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$2608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2412	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$421	$1724
🏘️ Family rent	$682	$3038
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$419	$4485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	46	69
😀 Quality of life	53	91
🏙️ Population	2.49M	385K

The cost of living in Havana is 62% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 5709th and 719th ($993 vs $2608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 625th 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 0.4 months in Havana compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Tampa ranked 32nd in the United States, while ranked 6482nd and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Tampa

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	Havana	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.77	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$3555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$2569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.15%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$383	$3702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$432	$2291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.7	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.52	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.21	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.9	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.02	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.28	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.13	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.5	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$1389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8521	$16676

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2474
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2459
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2452
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2445
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2421
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2102
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2617
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2593
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2452
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2187
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2337
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2417
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2277
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2293
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2701
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2157
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2234
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2313
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2658
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2463
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2288
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2359
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1750
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2356
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2491
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2381
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2352
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1979
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2325
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2320
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2279
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2285