Cost of Living in Havana

Summary about cost of living in Havana, Cuba:

Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 9.00 $ 5.00-16.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 40.00 $ 20.00-100.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 7.00 $ 3.00-8.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 2.50 $ 1.50-5.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 3.00 $ 2.00-4.00
Cappuccino (regular) 1.91 $ 0.50-5.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 2.53 $ 2.00-4.00
Water (12 oz small bottle) 2.34 $ 1.00-4.00
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 13.01 $ 7.57-17.98
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 1.04 $ 0.73-1.81
Rice (white), (1 lb) 0.99 $ 0.45-1.36
Eggs (regular) (12) 2.11 $ 0.48-4.50
Local Cheese (1 lb) 2.20 $ 1.27-7.26
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 2.75 $ 1.36-5.44
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 5.26 $ 2.27-11.34
Apples (1 lb) 2.54 $ 0.91-8.39
Banana (1 lb) 0.54 $ 0.23-3.86
Oranges (1 lb) 0.55 $ 0.23-3.97
Tomato (1 lb) 0.85 $ 0.23-2.04
Potato (1 lb) 0.83 $ 0.45-2.27
Onion (1 lb) 1.00 $ 0.45-1.81
Lettuce (1 head) 0.80 $ 0.50-1.50
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 1.02 $ 0.70-1.50
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 10.00 $ 6.00-12.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 1.49 $ 1.00-1.97
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 1.71 $ 1.00-2.50
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 3.50 $ 3.00-4.00
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 0.10 $ 0.05-0.20
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 22.50 $ 3.00-30.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 2.10 $ 1.00-10.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 0.80 $ 0.80-1.61
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 15.00 $ 10.00-20.00
Gasoline (1 gallon) 4.46 $ 3.79-5.00
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 80,000.00 $ 60,000.00-85,000.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 81,500.00 $ 60,000.00-90,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 40.00 $ 30.00-50.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) 0.26 $ 0.09-0.35
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 165.00 $ 90.00-250.00
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 16.67 $ 7.00-40.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 13.75 $ 5.00-10.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 1.25 $ 1.00-10.00
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 86.67 $ 25.00-200.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 15,166.67 $ 10,000.00-19,500.00
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 55.50 $ 15.00-80.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 44.33 $ 25.00-85.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 79.17 $ 60.00-90.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 78.00 $ 30.00-120.00
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 532.86 $ 150.00-1,200.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 222.50 $ 70.00-600.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 1,625.00 $ 500.00-3,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 730.00 $ 280.00-1,500.00
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 49.46 $ 30.94-92.90
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 33.05 $ 18.58-46.45
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 37.06 $
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 5.73 4.20-8.00

Prices in Havana

This city had 109 entries in the past 12 months by 12 different contributors.
Last update: February 2023
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11 Comments so far
Oahuan on Jan 06, 2023:
I see NO REASON to compare prices with the current internet detected location!

My rent for one bedroom is below $ 850, but if you want to rent today an apartment you will have to pay $ 1,950!
So is the rent 45% lower than in my city?

We need a price model like say monthly rent to compared to $ 1,000 dollars for one bedroom 750 square feet to start with.

Same with the food!
make is simple: model monthly meals:
10 pounds of tuna fish,
30 1/2 pound breads,
5 pounds of lamb leg,
30 eggs,
5 liters of drinking Kefir,
10 liters of orange juice,
10 pounds of banana,
10 pounds of tomatoes,
2 pounds of cream cheese,
2 pounds of Swiss cheese,
10 liters of Perrier,
60 beers,
30 bottles of red.

Same with the restaurants:
20 fish and chips,
20 medium size pizzas,
10 steaks,
20 chef salads,
10 sandwiches,
60 beers,
10 bottles of wine.

Transportation?
public, metro, taxi, train, rental car, airplane tickets.
Anonymous on Nov 27, 2022:
Nobody really cares about Cuba overall.
It's always been the type of place living off of the grid tough talk with nothing to back their loose mouths up.Russia is quickly going down the very same path as cubia did many years ago and to this day.Cubia chose to live in tormenting circumstances daily without a future rightfully so.
Gabela on Jun 30, 2022:
This is stupid, when you earn 35$ monthly, average, how can you even think of paying any of the above mentioned prices? As far as I know a medical doctor earns about $ 1200 monthly. Even he could not survive!
Anonymous on Nov 23, 2021:
Cube is expensive even for westerners , Mexico and other places are much cheap especially now in 2021 cuba isn’t cheap anymore it’s expensive
Don on Aug 21, 2021:
I was talking to this woman in cuba I don't remember where she live but she says she can buy a house in she neighborhood to for $1,000 is that possible is that true
katrina on Dec 04, 2020:
interesting. But in Cost of Living there is no reason to list a pack of cigarettes. That is nothing to do with living, only getting cancer and making your neighbors sick too. Should be removed.
Anonymous on Oct 27, 2020:
I see a few more posts in comments below and I am not surprised what I see. It goes to show how people there think so selfishly and as an individual who is not paying attention to the time it takes to recover for their entire community when word of mouth continuously devastated the Cuban economy. I feel that the Cuban Government should quickly implement basic math and common sense business classes as soon as possible.
Anonymous on Sep 01, 2020:
The prices listed above don't reflect the reality and the complexity of Havana. The rent data is only for Cubans. For tourists or foreigners who live in Havana, apaartment rental prices are ten fold. In addition, the prices for basic necessities only reflect the prices for the rations for Cubans that the government is giving. The datas are invalid for foreigners.
David on Aug 30, 2020:
This isn't accurate. Havana is one of the most expensive cities in the world. The prices mentioned for renting an appartment looks like for a day. The real price is 10 fold of that. To buy a car it is around 90,000 cuc/usd.
Anonymous on Aug 30, 2020:
This isn't accurate. The rent data is totally inaccurate. For one bedroom you have to pay from 50-120 for a day which means 1500 - 3600 usd a month. A new car is around 100,000 usd, which is the most expensive in the world. Havana, Cuba is one of the most expensive.
Emil Moen Hume on Mar 24, 2019:
This isn't accurate. A new car is easly 100000 CUC. Cinema is only 1 cuban peso per person. Fitness club or gym is around 20 cuc. Cuba is expensive but the positive side with that country is the safety.