Amsterdam vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$553
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	46
😀 Quality of life	95	54
🏙️ Population	921K	2.49M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 195% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 138th and 5103rd ($3165 vs $1073) 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 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 24th and 6382nd 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	$22	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$7234

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1213
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1168
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1163
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1196
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1160
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2957
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3151
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2843
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2747
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2636
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2483
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3216
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2487
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2747
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2808
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2756
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2589
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2802
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2721
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2958
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2607