Havana vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Havana	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2272	$2855
🏠 One person rent	$375	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$346	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.9	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$488	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	22
😀 Quality of life	68	63
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.96M

The cost of living in Havana is 24% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 6118th and 4681st ($918 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 9th in Cuba and Mexico, respectively. Check Cuba vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Havana compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 4455th and 5591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Tijuana

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	Havana	Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.37	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.01	$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.07	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$409	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.9	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.12%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$509	$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.6	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.81	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.97	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.99	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.4	$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.4	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.8	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8426	$4593

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1064
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1014
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1157
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1114
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3002
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3343
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2905
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2774
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2622
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2545
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3178
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2548
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2726
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2788
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2795
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2598
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2794
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2741
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3076
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2854

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3013
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3195
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3469
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2943
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$2988
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2887
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2996
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2922
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3066
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3215
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2931
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2930
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3274
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$903
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2681
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2967
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3049
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2715
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2776
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2994
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2626
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2742
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2751
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2642