Beijing vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$2272
🏠 One person rent	$589	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$488
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	73	68
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.49M

The cost of living in Beijing is 12% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 5355th and 6118th ($1029 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 24th in China and Cuba, respectively. Check China vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 2546th and 4455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Havana

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	Beijing	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$6.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$5.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$0.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$63.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$35.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$34.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$8426

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1064
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1014
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1157
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1114
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3002
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3343
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2905
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2774
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2622
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2545
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3178
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2548
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2726
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2788
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2795
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2598
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2794
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2741
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3076
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2854