Havana vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Havana	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2527	$2437
🏠 One person rent	$490	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$860	$776
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$55.8	$444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	77
😀 Quality of life	53	64
🏙️ Population	2.49M	9.94M

The cost of living in Havana is 4% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 5521st and 5792nd ($1024 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Cuba and Peru, respectively. Check Cuba vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Havana compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 6030th and 4404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Lima

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	Havana	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.37	$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.22	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.9	$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.2	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.37%	10.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$395	$1773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$1434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.6	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.96	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.94	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.43	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.86	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.1	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.3	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.2	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$52.5	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13025	$8320

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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 Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$779
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$726
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$687
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$591
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$605
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$612
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$640
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$553
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$588
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$496
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$597
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$699
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$500
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$643
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$549
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$523
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$515
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$603
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$517
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$560
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$522
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$564
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$490
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$498
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$509
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$617
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$504
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$495
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$406
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$679
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$781
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$454
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$594
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$780
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$770
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$641
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$673
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$722