Havana vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Havana	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$1325
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2527	$3635
🏠 One person rent	$490	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$860	$1602
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$55.8	$765
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	47	41
😀 Quality of life	53	54
🏙️ Population	2.49M	580K

The cost of living in Havana is 23% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 5521st and 4282nd ($1024 vs $1325) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Cuba and Jamaica, respectively. Check Cuba vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Havana compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 6030th and 5962nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Kingston

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	Havana	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.37	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$75.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$7.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$3.17
☕ Cappuccino	$1.22	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$2261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.9	$96.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.2	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.37%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$395	$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$1690
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.6	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$4.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.96	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.94	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.43	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.86	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.1	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.3	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.2	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$52.5	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13025	$2136

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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

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$783
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1046
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$849
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$821
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$978
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2117
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1558
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1280
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1824
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$513
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$514
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1525
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1405
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$527
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$536
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$524
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1260
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3644
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1103
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$727
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$728