Beijing vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$596	$490
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$860
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$55.8
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	77	53
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.49M

The cost of living in Beijing is 4% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 5141st and 5521st ($1067 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 24th in China and Cuba, respectively. Check China vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.1 months in Havana. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 763rd and 6030th 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	$4.04	$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$1.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$22.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$35.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	8.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$6.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$0.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$52.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$13025

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1113
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1076
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1203
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1182
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1108
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3014
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1103
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3991
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3058
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2808
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2612
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2570
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3103
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2562
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2591
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2671
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2717
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2691
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2608
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2647
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2623
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2724
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2942