Living in Havana

Havana

Colourful streets & salsa beats
Photo by Alexander Kunze
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Score

Havana has a real love for classic cars and salsa beats. You'll love the retro vibe as classic American motors drive around streets lined with pastel-coloured buildings. Music is a huge part of life here; it's not hard to find toe-tapping salsa tunes filling the air any day of the week.

The Good

  • 🎉 Good nightlife
  • 😋 Decent food options
  • Coffee
  • ☀️ Warm weather
  • 🤿 Scuba diving
  • ⛱️ Decent beach
  • 🛍️ Shopping

The Bad

  • 🚘 Traffic
  • 🚌 Limited public transport

Living costs

Estimated Monthly Living Cost
Havana
Cheapest () Costliest ()
Cuba
36%
more expensive than Cuba median
88th
Cheapest out of 291 RoamRank places
  • Havana is the most expensive place (out of 2) to live in Cuba
  • The average salary in Havana is
  • It's about 418% cheaper to live in Havana than it is New York
  • You can expect to spend around $1,061.77 per month living here

Work

Internet
60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data
PAYG Sim Card
30 Day / Unlimited Data
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Airalo eSim
Global eSims for Instant Connectivity
Buy
Coffee
Regular (8-10oz)
Co-Working Space
Per Month
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Living

Apartment (1 bed)
Median Rent Per Month
Apartment (2 beds)
Median Rent Per Month
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Airbnb (2 beds)
Median Rent Per Month
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Utilities
Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage Collection Per Month
Water
0.33 liter bottle

Leisure

Meal
Cheap Restaurant
Meal for 2
Mid Range Restaurant
Local Beer
330ml Bottle
Cocktail
Standard Measure
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Bottle of Wine
Mid range
Gym Membership
Per Month
Cigarettes
20 pack
Cinema
Admission Per Person
  • Prices are estimates and should be used as a guide only. We accept no responsibility for inaccuracies in data.
  • Prices adjusted to reflect exchange rates as of 3rd Jun 2026

Safety

OK

While violent crime is relatively low, petty crime such as pickpocketing is common, and visitors should remain vigilant in crowded areas.

Internet speed

Poor

Download
5Mbps
Upload
4.9Mbps
Latency
135.6ms
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Time difference

Havana

When to visit

Current weather
The weather in June is really warm with temperatures around 29°

Average temperatures

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