Havana vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Havana Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1001
$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2669
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$409
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$929
🍽️ Food expenses
$398
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.4
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3452
$944
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
47
22
😀 Quality of life
78
57
🏙️ Population
2.49M
1.96M

The cost of living in Havana is 16% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5313th and 4480th ($1001 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 12th in Cuba and Mexico, respectively. Check Cuba vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.4 months in Havana compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 567th and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Havana Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.54
$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$3.96
 Cappuccino
$1.23
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.36
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1014
$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.2
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.6
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.34%
11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$348
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$21.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.96
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$6.97
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$23
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.92
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$8.02
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.37
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$0.99
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.1
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.4
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.7
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15283
$4103

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Guines
$1138
55 km or 34 mi Artemisa
$1092
81 km or 50 mi Matanzas
$1182
119 km or 74 mi Cardenas
$1220
156 km or 97 mi Colon
$1209
157 km or 97 mi Pinar del Rio
$1137
169 km or 105 mi Key West
$3241
226 km or 140 mi Cienfuegos
$1247
237 km or 147 mi Sagua La Grande
$1269
260 km or 161 mi Santa Clara
$1312
292 km or 181 mi Placetas
$1371
322 km or 200 mi Homestead
$4065
328 km or 204 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1507
337 km or 210 mi Richmond West
$3152
340 km or 211 mi Cutler Bay
$3104
345 km or 215 mi Palmetto Bay
$2924
345 km or 215 mi Kendall West
$2904
358 km or 222 mi Sweetwater
$2771
359 km or 223 mi Coral Gables
$2809
360 km or 224 mi Doral
$2752
362 km or 225 mi Bonita Springs
$2565
366 km or 227 mi Miami
$3068
366 km or 228 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2722
368 km or 229 mi Hialeah
$2780
371 km or 230 mi Estero
$2608
371 km or 230 mi Miami Lakes
$2711
373 km or 232 mi Miami Beach
$2770
377 km or 234 mi Miami Gardens
$2705
377 km or 234 mi North Miami
$2705
379 km or 236 mi Miramar
$2738
381 km or 237 mi Pembroke Pines
$2900
381 km or 237 mi North Miami Beach
$2644
385 km or 239 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2686
385 km or 239 mi Cooper
$2714
386 km or 240 mi Weston
$2611
387 km or 240 mi Aventura
$2610
388 km or 241 mi Hallandale Beach
$2569
389 km or 242 mi Davie
$2647
389 km or 242 mi Hollywood
$2611
391 km or 243 mi Fort Myers
$2883

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1032
18 km or 11 mi National
$2907
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3051
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3427
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2868
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2910
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2788
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2867
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2784
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2879
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2884
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2722
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3046
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2732
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3094
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$1027
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2709
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2597
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$3070
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3155
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2684
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2803
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2751
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2637
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2879
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2944
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2687
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2684