Havana vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Havana	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2412	$4356
🏠 One person rent	$421	$968
🏘️ Family rent	$682	$1642
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$419	$3492
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	46
😀 Quality of life	53	85
🏙️ Population	2.49M	398K

The cost of living in Havana is 45% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 5709th and 2786th ($993 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1921st 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 0.4 months in Havana compared to 1.9 months in Wichita. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Wichita ranked 150th in the United States, while ranked 6482nd and 462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Wichita

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	Havana	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.77	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.15%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$383	$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$432	$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.7	$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.52	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.21	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.9	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.02	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.28	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.13	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.5	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8521	$16041

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1860
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1284
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1571
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1578
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1358
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1838
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1904
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1850
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1786
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1833
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1876
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1842
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1508
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1758
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1894
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1808
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1676
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2160
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1883
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1941
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1955
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1947
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2299
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1825
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2011
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1865
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2341
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2283
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2433
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2314
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2039
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1833
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2328