Havana

Life quality score

City ranking

Housing

9
31/265
Details
Large apartment$800.00
Medium apartment$630.00
Rent index [score]0.95
Small apartment$450.00

Cost of Living

8
66/248
Details
5km taxi ride$5.50
A Cappuccino$1.60
A beer$1.40
A kilogram of Apples$5.30
Bread$0.33
Inflation [score]0.76
Lunch$7.90
Monthly fitness club membership$40.00
Monthly public transport$17.00
Movie ticket$4.40
Price of a meal at a restaurant$27.52

Startups

1
254/264
Details
Average monthly increase in number of startups1
Average monthly increase in number of startups [score]0.20
Coworking spaces [score]0.10
Coworking spaces on WorkFrom.co3
Meetups [score]0.11
Meetups groups9
Meetups members1633
Number of investors1
Number of startup events in the last 12 months7
Number of upcoming meetup events6
Startup climate scene [score]0.48
Startups [score]0.10
Total number of startups1

Venture Capital

N/A
Details

Travel Connectivity

2
183/266
Details
Airport hub31
Airport hub [score]0.21
Intercity train connectivity [score]0.18

Commute

N/A
Details
Human city pagehttp://cities.human.co/details/Cuba/Havana

Business Freedom

2
262/264
Details
Business freedom20.00
Business freedom [score]0.10
Freedom from corruption46.00
Freedom from corruption [score]0.39
Lack of labor restrictions20.00
Lack of labor restrictions [score]0.10

Safety

9
45/266
Details
Crime rate [score]0.75
Gun-related deaths per 100,000 residents per year1
Guns per 100 residents5
Lack of gun related deaths [score]0.99
Lack of guns [score]0.98
Lack of guns and gun-related deaths [score]0.98

Healthcare

6
199/265
Details
Healthcare expenditure [score]0.45
Healthcare quality [score]0.46
Life expectancy (years)79.12
Life expectancy [score]0.75

Education

N/A
Details

Environmental Quality

4
214/266
Details
Air quality [score]0.35
Cleanliness [score]0.24
Drinking water quality [score]0.45
Urban greenery [score]0.50

Economy

3
248/263
Details
Currency exchange rate per US dollar for urban area1.00
Currency for urban areaCUC
GDP growth rate0.01
GDP growth rate [score]0.30
GDP per capita$11950.00
GDP per capita [score]0.21

Taxation

1
266/266
Details
Income tax level [score]0.10

Internet Access

2
252/266
Details
Download speed (Mbps)7.20
Internet access (download) [score]0.15
Internet access (upload) [score]0.19
Upload speed (Mbps)4.46

Leisure & Culture

2
255/264
Details
Art galleries13
Art galleries [score]0.11
Cinemas6
Cinemas [score]0.10
Comedy clubs [score]0.10
Concert venues6
Concerts [score]0.10
Historical sites10
Historical sites [score]0.13
Museums24
Museums [score]0.28
Performing art venues18
Performing arts [score]0.10
Sport venues7
Sports [score]0.10
Zoos [score]0.10

Tolerance

9
24/266
Details
LGBT Equality Index78.65
LGBT Equality Index [score]0.80
LGBT adoption rights✔ Legal
LGBT age of consent✔ Equal
LGBT blood donation regulations✔ Legal
LGBT conversion therapy regulations✖ Not banned
LGBT discrimination legalityIllegal in some contexts
LGBT employment discrimination legalitySexual orientation only
LGBT gender changing rights✔ Legal, but requires surgery
LGBT homosexuality rights✔ Legal
LGBT housing discrimination legality✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
LGBT marriage rights✖ Unrecognized
Tolerance towards minorities [score]0.95

Outdoors

5
112/266
Details
Elevation (hills or mountains) [score]0.16
Median peak in meters241.00
Presence of hills in city1.00
Seaside access1.00
Urban area elevation (meters)37.00
Water access [score]0.85
Sign up to get a free city match score based on your personal preferences
Sign up for a free Teleport account to personalize city data.
Budget your housing and living costs, salaries and jobs.
Get started

Cost of living

Costs of living in Havana are in the 66th place of all 248 Teleport cities. Average living expenses are significantly lower compared to other cities, especially in the housing market. Moving to Havana will very likely decrease your daily costs of living. Sign up for free to get access to our cost of living index and use our international  cost of living calculator to do cost comparison by city.

Housing costs (USD)

$380$1,200
$800
Median rent for
apartments in city center

Daily living costs (USD)

Monthly fitness club membership$40
Movie ticket$4
Broadband internet connection$73
Monthly public transport$17
Lunch$8
-53%
compared to
San Francisco
See more prices and detailed cost of living data in Havana

Job salary calculator

Software Engineer salaries in Havana are very low. For this job type, Havana ranks 265th for salaries among 265 cities. Get access to our salary comparison calculator by signing up. Compare salaries city by city with our free salary wizard and convert your own salary to a local salary in Havana.

Estimated annual salary (in USD)

$744
Median salary
See more details and salary rankings for all job types in Havana

Locals review Havana

Do locals recommend living in Havana?

What could Havana do better?#improveHavana

How could Havana improve to make it a more liveable city? We will make sure that the local government will know about the suggestions that reach enough votes*.
*Suggestions will be delivered to: Mayor of Havana - Marta Hernández
You can be the first! 😊  Tell us something that can be improved about your city.

What makes Havana a special place?#praiseHavana

Is Havana a great place to live? What makes it special for you? What makes it liveable? What should others know about? Why should they move here? Why do you love it?
You can be the first! 😊  Tell us something nice about your city.
Sign up for a free Teleport account to personalize city data.
Budget your housing and living costs, salaries and jobs.
Get started

Safety

Gun crimes & Ownership

4.80
Guns per 100 people
0.50
Gun deaths per 100k people / year
HIGH GUN CRIMELOW GUN CRIMEFEW GUNSMANY GUNS
North America
Europe
Asia
South America
Africa
Oceania

Overall crime rate city ranking

The overall crime rate puts Havana in position 68 of 266 Teleport Cities in a ranking for the safest cities.

WORSTBEST
See more details on gun crime and safety in Havana

Visa

For visits up to 90 days

Required with citizenship of
Get more information about visas in Havana here
Sign up for a free Teleport account to personalize city data.
Budget your housing and living costs, salaries and jobs.
Get started

People in Havana

Population of Havana

3,939,300
1,743 /km²
78/264
Density (people per unit of area)
-2%
Growth in 2015-2020
Havana

Demographics of Cuba

Median age
41
Elderly people
15%
Life expectancy at birth
79
GDP per capita (in USD)
$11,950
230/263
Unemployment
3%
9/264

Languages

Common spoken languages
Spanish

Friends living in Havana

Find out which of your friends are living in Havana. Nothing is better than knowing a local 😉

Teleport Users  X  Havana

Teleport users who are      Havana

Work in:

Attorney
12.00%
Founder
8.00%
Business Analyst
4.00%
Teacher
4.00%
Finance Manager
4.00%
Postdoctoral Researcher
4.00%
Data Analyst
4.00%
Other
60.00%

Come from:

LGBT rights in Havana

Discrimination

Illegal In Some Contexts

Marriage

Unrecognized

Adoption

Legal

Climate

Average number of days per year without rain

265

Climate type

Tropical Savanna

Average daily maximum temperature

Sign up for a free Teleport account to personalize city data.
Budget your housing and living costs, salaries and jobs.
Get started

Impressions from Havana

6:40 What to Do in Havana | 36 Hours Travel Videos | The New York Times

A video by The New York Times

Sign up for a free Teleport account to personalize city data.
Budget your housing and living costs, salaries and jobs.
Get started

On living in Havana

Havana (Spanish: La Habana) is the capital city of Cuba, and one of the fourteen provinces of the Republic of Cuba.

Before the Communist revolution, Havana was one of the vacation hot-spots of the Caribbean, and since Cuba reopened to tourism in the 1990s, it has become a popular destination once again, albeit with many fewer U.S. citizens, due to an almost total ban on travel maintained by the U.S. federal government. However, there will be lots of tourists at any time of year, so expect huge crowds and long lines in places.

Diario de Cuba and Tribuna de La Habana are the local periodicals. The H Magazine + Guide is an interesting publication about Havana beyond common stereotypes.

Read more

Still have questions?