Bern vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bern	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2512	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6867	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$490
🏘️ Family rent	$2589	$860
🍽️ Food expenses	$860	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6657	$55.8
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	80	47
😀 Quality of life	95	53
🏙️ Population	135K	2.49M

The cost of living in Bern is 145% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 743rd and 5521st ($2512 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 24th in Switzerland and Cuba, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.1 months in Havana. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 33rd and 6030th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Havana

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	Bern	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25	$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.7	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17.7	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.39	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$5.76	$1.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.78	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$956	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2706	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2140	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$22.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$35.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.54%	8.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14168	$395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12333	$332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.57	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.3	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$42.3	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.71	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.9	$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$29.8	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$45.5	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$6.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.04	$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.3	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$22.9	$0.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.9	$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$138	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$165	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2516	$52.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22088	$13025

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Cities near Bern

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi	Koniz	$2592
25 km or 16 mi	Thun	$2646
26 km or 16 mi	Biel/Bienne	$2517
28 km or 17 mi	Fribourg	$2738
40 km or 25 mi	Neuchatel	$2424
43 km or 27 mi	Interlaken	$2746
48 km or 30 mi	Bulle	$2823
50 km or 31 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2373
64 km or 40 mi	Kriens	$2989
64 km or 40 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2940
66 km or 41 mi	Lucerne	$3068
66 km or 41 mi	Emmen	$3020
67 km or 42 mi	Aarau	$2207
67 km or 42 mi	Allschwil	$2843
69 km or 43 mi	Basel	$2741
70 km or 44 mi	Montreux	$3257
71 km or 44 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
72 km or 45 mi	Riehen	$3415
73 km or 45 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
73 km or 45 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
76 km or 47 mi	Lorrach	$1531
77 km or 48 mi	Lausanne	$2890
80 km or 50 mi	Sion	$2052
80 km or 50 mi	Renens	$2871
85 km or 53 mi	Zug	$3627
86 km or 54 mi	Baar	$3320
87 km or 54 mi	Baden	$3206
88 km or 55 mi	Wettingen	$3135
88 km or 55 mi	Dietikon	$3048
88 km or 55 mi	Belfort	$1384
89 km or 56 mi	Mulhouse	$1366
92 km or 57 mi	Altstetten	$3139
94 km or 58 mi	Horgen	$3163
95 km or 59 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
95 km or 59 mi	Zurich	$3392
98 km or 61 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
102 km or 63 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
104 km or 65 mi	Bulach	$3013
106 km or 66 mi	Uster	$3057
109 km or 68 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011

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