Havana vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Havana Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$993
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$3053
🏠 One person rent
$421
$616
🏘️ Family rent
$682
$1076
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$1025
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
46
22
😀 Quality of life
53
62
🏙️ Population
2.49M
1.96M

The cost of living in Havana is 23% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5709th and 4578th ($993 vs $1295) 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 0.4 months in Havana compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 6482nd and 5712th 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
$3.77
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.8
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.15%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$383
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.7
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.52
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.21
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.9
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$6.02
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.28
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.65
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.13
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.3
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$35.5
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.4
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8521
$4857

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1141
18 km or 11 mi National
$3053
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3220
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3507
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2963
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$3040
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2948
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$3033
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2995
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$3243
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$3261
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2995
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3245
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2976
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3251
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$968
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2927
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2676
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2963
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3070
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2758
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2815
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$3030
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3513
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2621
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3027
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2767
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2554
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2752
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2667