Amsterdam vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$419
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	46
😀 Quality of life	96	53
🏙️ Population	921K	2.49M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 222% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 126th and 5709th ($3203 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in the Netherlands and Cuba, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.4 months in Havana. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 13th and 6482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Havana

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	Amsterdam	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$8.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$1.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$8521

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1141
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1091
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1199
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1155
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2932
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3170
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2831
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2761
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2620
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2502
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3297
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2465
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2509
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2738
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2775
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2739
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2586
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2767
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2713
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2963
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2690