Havana vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$5797
🏠 One person rent	$472	$1704
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$2895
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$93.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$4463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	46	69
😀 Quality of life	54	91
🏙️ Population	2.49M	385K

The cost of living in Havana is 58% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 5103rd and 777th ($1073 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 683rd 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 1.7 months in Tampa. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Tampa ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 6382nd and 142nd 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	$4.33	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$6.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1914
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1412
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$3372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$2452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$68.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$4277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$83.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$1451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$19356

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260