Cost of living comparison
Havana is 24.3% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Havana instead of Washington, you would:
pay 15.4% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Havana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$9.00
$9.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$7.00
$7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$2.78
$2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$2.34
$2.34
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
Washington
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$1.15
$1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$2.43
$2.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$13.01
$13.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$2.11
$2.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$2.75
$2.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$2.54
$2.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.54
$0.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$0.55
$0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.85
$0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.83
$0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$1.00
$1.00
|
|
pay 27.6% more for transportation
Washington
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$4.46
$4.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$22.50
$22.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$80,000.00
$80,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$6.10
$6.10
|
|
pay 9.9% less for housing
Washington
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$165.00
$165.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$596.67
$596.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$222.50
$222.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$30.59
$30.59
|
|
pay 66.1% less for childcare
Washington
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$86.67
$86.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$15,166.67
$15,166.67
|
|
pay 72.8% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$2.50
$2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$2.07
$2.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$3.50
$3.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$16.67
$16.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$1.25
$1.25
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
Washington
|
Havana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$55.50
$55.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$44.33
$44.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$79.17
$79.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$78.00
$78.00
|
|
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