Havana vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Havana	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$926	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$373	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.6	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$53.9	$5859
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	53	94
🏙️ Population	2.49M	690K

The cost of living in Havana is 71% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 5902nd and 96th ($926 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 86th 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 0.1 months in Havana compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 6054th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Washington

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	Havana	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.41	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.21	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1018	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.8	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$336	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.28	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.94	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.85	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.9	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10030	$24653

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1094
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1017
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1273
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1214
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1122
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2897
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1101
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4044
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3092
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2805
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2553
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2581
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3075
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2381
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2611
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2660
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2732
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2710
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2590
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2731
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2681
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3016
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2945

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979