Bangalore vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangalore	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1259	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$223	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$186	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.9	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$266	$419
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	76	46
😀 Quality of life	63	53
🏙️ Population	12.3M	2.49M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 47% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 8579th and 5709th ($523 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 24th in India and Cuba, respectively. Check India vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bangalore compared to 0.4 months in Havana. Bangalore ranked 10th best city to live in India vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 5518th and 6482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Havana

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	Bangalore	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.08	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.3	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.17	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$273	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$495	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.9	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.5	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.4	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.67%	9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$960	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$8.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.38	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.47	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.7	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$1.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.58	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.4	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4350	$8521

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$332
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$347
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$334
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$349
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$297
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$236
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$300
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$285
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$346
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$344
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$322
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$331
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$335
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$282
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$271
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$320
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$316
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$262
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$299
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$285
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$389
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$341
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$376
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$533
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$273
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$349
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$348
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$350
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$387
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$349
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$299
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$343

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