Cali vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cali	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$733	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$287	$490
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$860
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$420	$55.8
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	45	47
😀 Quality of life	51	53
🏙️ Population	2.47M	2.49M

The cost of living in Cali is 28% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 6748th and 5521st ($733 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 24th in Colombia and Cuba, respectively. Check Colombia vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Cali compared to 0.1 months in Havana. Cali ranked 3rd best city to live in Colombia vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 6170th and 6030th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Havana

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	Cali	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.68	$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.9	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.84	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$455	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$345	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.4	$22.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$35.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	8.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$969	$395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$926	$332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$6.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.27	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$0.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.01	$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$52.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6178	$13025

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$652
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$718
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$477
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$462
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$520
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$541
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$619
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$562
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$641
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$501
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$483
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$398
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$661
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$488
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$641
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$748
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$868
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$544
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$504
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$871
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$873
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$475
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$681
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$789
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$528
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$526
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$902
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$851
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$523
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$687
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$634
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$584
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$574
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$620

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1113
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1076
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1203
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1182
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1108
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3014
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1103
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3991
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3058
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2808
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2612
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2570
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3103
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2562
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2591
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2671
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2717
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2691
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2608
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2647
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2623
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2724
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2942