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Havana vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Havana is 9.9% more expensive than Yerevan.

Restaurants: pay 37.7% more in Havana
Groceries: pay 77.2% more in Havana
Transportation: pay 29.9% more in Havana
Housing: pay 26.9% more in Havana
Childcare: pay 23.9% less in Havana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.4% less in Havana
Clothing: pay 48.2% less in Havana

The cost of groceries, restaurants, transportation, and housing in Havana are more expensive than in Yerevan. Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Havana. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Havana.

Havana vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.7% more for restaurants

	Yerevan	Havana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 AMD3,961.55	$4.40 CUC4.40	-57.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AMD2,971.16	$5.00 CUC5.00	-36.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 AMD378.25	$2.08 CUC2.08	+108.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 AMD200.63	$1.25 CUC1.25	+136.4%
Average			+37.7%

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pay 77.2% more for groceries

	Yerevan	Havana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 AMD315.04	$1.22 CUC1.22	+46.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.82 AMD1,450.21	$2.89 CUC2.89	-24.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,300.04	$10.68 CUC10.68	+76.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 AMD938.04	$4.15 CUC4.15	+67.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.35 AMD1,272.13	$2.49 CUC2.49	-25.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 AMD231.03	$2.27 CUC2.27	+272.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 AMD289.37	$0.59 CUC0.59	-22.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 AMD309.80	$1.36 CUC1.36	+66.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 AMD366.99	$1.00 CUC1.00	+3.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AMD141.42	$0.95 CUC0.95	+156.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 AMD133.40	$1.17 CUC1.17	+232.9%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 29.9% more for transportation

	Yerevan	Havana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.17 AMD1,961.75	$4.77 CUC4.77	-7.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.49 AMD8,913.49	$25.00 CUC25.00	+6.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,670.18 AMD12,776,007.36	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	+78.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.62 AMD1,752.99	$6.60 CUC6.60	+42.9%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 26.9% more for housing

	Yerevan	Havana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.36 AMD7,346.10	$75.00 CUC75.00	+287.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$753.04 AMD285,739.69	$251.37 CUC251.37	-66.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$552.33 AMD209,580.77	$322.73 CUC322.73	-41.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.83 AMD36,361.68	$27.15 CUC27.15	-71.7%
Average			+26.9%

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pay 23.9% less for childcare

	Yerevan	Havana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$346.56 AMD131,501.54	$112.00 CUC112.00	-67.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.75 AMD2,690,554.52	$8,500.00 CUC8,500.00	+19.9%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Yerevan	Havana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.83 AMD693.27	$2.00 CUC2.00	+9.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.39 AMD1,288.15	$1.01 CUC1.01	-70.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.61 AMD990.39	$4.00 CUC4.00	+53.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$94.61 AMD35,901.00	$37.75 CUC37.75	-60.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.53 AMD2,475.97	$1.00 CUC1.00	-84.7%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 48.2% less for clothing

	Yerevan	Havana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.06 AMD41,762.20	$34.75 CUC34.75	-68.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.20 AMD22,844.22	$37.75 CUC37.75	-37.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.28 AMD52,469.79	$75.00 CUC75.00	-45.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.55 AMD51,812.94	$80.00 CUC80.00	-41.4%
Average			-48.2%

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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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