Cost of living comparison

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Santiago vs. Havana Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 66.9% more expensive than Havana.

Restaurants: pay 42.9% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 7.1% less in Santiago
Transportation: pay 26.1% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 89.0% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 9.0% more in Santiago

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Santiago are more expensive than in Havana. Notably, entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Santiago.

Santiago vs. Havana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago instead of Havana, you would:

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pay 42.9% more for restaurants

	Havana	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.40 CUC4.40	$10.50 CLF0.2500	+138.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 CUC5.00	$8.10 CLF0.1900	+62.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CUC2.08	$1.61 CLF0.0400	-22.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 CUC1.25	$1.16 CLF0.0300	-6.9%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 7.1% less for groceries

	Havana	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 CUC1.22	$1.55 CLF0.0400	+27.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.89 CUC2.89	$5.13 CLF0.1200	+77.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.68 CUC10.68	$4.52 CLF0.1100	-57.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.15 CUC4.15	$4.01 CLF0.0900	-3.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 CUC2.49	$3.00 CLF0.0700	+20.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 CUC2.27	$0.91 CLF0.0200	-60.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 CUC0.59	$0.70 CLF0.0200	+18.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 CUC1.36	$0.92 CLF0.0200	-32.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 CUC1.00	$0.84 CLF0.0200	-15.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 CUC0.95	$0.79 CLF0.0200	-17.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 CUC1.17	$0.74 CLF0.0200	-36.5%
Average			-7.1%

Havana vs. Santiago - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.1% more for transportation

	Havana	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 CUC4.77	$5.23 CLF0.1200	+9.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 CUC25.00	$41.99 CLF0.9900	+68.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	$19,201.90 CLF450.9900	-68.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.60 CUC6.60	$12.86 CLF0.3000	+94.9%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 89.0% more for housing

	Havana	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.00 CUC75.00	$21.76 CLF0.5100	-71.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$251.37 CUC251.37	$502.56 CLF11.8000	+99.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.73 CUC322.73	$424.00 CLF9.9600	+31.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.15 CUC27.15	$107.40 CLF2.5200	+295.6%
Average			+89.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Havana	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.00 CUC112.00	$431.25 CLF10.1300	+285.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,500.00 CUC8,500.00	$8,923.79 CLF209.5900	+5.0%
Average			+145.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Havana	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 CUC2.00	$3.15 CLF0.0700	+57.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.01 CUC1.01	$3.09 CLF0.0700	+206.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 CUC4.00	$5.56 CLF0.1300	+39.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 CUC37.75	$32.24 CLF0.7600	-14.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.00 CUC1.00	$6.30 CLF0.1500	+529.9%
Average			+163.7%

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pay 9.0% more for clothing

	Havana	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.75 CUC34.75	$53.82 CLF1.2600	+54.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.75 CUC37.75	$30.77 CLF0.7200	-18.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.00 CUC75.00	$73.54 CLF1.7300	-1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 CUC80.00	$81.13 CLF1.9100	+1.4%
Average			+9.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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