Brisbane vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$419
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	46
😀 Quality of life	98	53
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.49M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 128% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 1349th and 5709th ($2269 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 24th in Australia and Cuba, respectively. Check Australia vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.4 months in Havana. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 3rd and 6482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Havana

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	Brisbane	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$8.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$1.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$8521

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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