Havana vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$1276
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$3034
🏠 One person rent	$472	$593
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$1048
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$933
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	22
😀 Quality of life	54	62
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.96M

The cost of living in Havana is 16% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5103rd and 4582nd ($1073 vs $1276) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 11th 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 0.7 months in Tijuana. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Tijuana ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 6382nd and 5555th 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	$4.33	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$837
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	12.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$3301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$4868

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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 Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
18 km or 11 mi	National	$3094
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3269
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3486
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2997
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3077
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2956
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$3065
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$3012
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3265
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3274
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$3008
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$3011
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3221
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2690
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2994
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3137
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2799
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2850
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$3051
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2646
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2768
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2801
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677