Berlin vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$419
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	46
😀 Quality of life	95	53
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.49M

The cost of living in Berlin is 132% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 1275th and 5709th ($2302 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th in Germany and Cuba, respectively. Check Germany vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.4 months in Havana. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 35th and 6482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Havana

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	Berlin	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$8.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$1.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$8521

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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