Havana vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Havana	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2412	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$421	$820
🏘️ Family rent	$682	$1386
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$82.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$419	$1249
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	9
😀 Quality of life	53	53
🏙️ Population	2.49M	150K

The cost of living in Havana is 38% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 5709th and 3611th ($993 vs $1611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Cuba and Curacao, respectively. Check Cuba vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Havana compared to 0.8 months in Willemstad. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 6482nd and 6474th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Willemstad

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	Havana	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.77	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$1023
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.15%	4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$383	$833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$432	$167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.7	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.52	$33.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.21	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.9	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.02	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.28	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$9.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.13	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.5	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$163
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8521	$12408

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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 Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1578
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$571
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1694
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$733
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$697
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$660
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$817
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$745
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$735
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$728
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$715
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$712
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$696
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$754
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$742
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$834
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$748
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$793
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$997
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$818
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$1015
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$719
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$807
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1199
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$744
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$994
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$749
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$775
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$918
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$923
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605