Havana vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$472	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$4239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	74
😀 Quality of life	54	88
🏙️ Population	2.49M	459K

The cost of living in Havana is 56% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5103rd and 978th ($1073 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 841st 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 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 6382nd and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Havana	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.33	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$16143

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769