Havana vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$472	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$3964
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	46	33
😀 Quality of life	54	84
🏙️ Population	2.49M	543K

The cost of living in Havana is 45% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 5103rd and 2237th ($1073 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1697th 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 2.1 months in Tucson. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 6382nd and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Havana	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.33	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$15759

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212