Brisbane vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$553
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	46
😀 Quality of life	97	54
🏙️ Population	2.71M	2.49M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 117% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 1241st and 5103rd ($2323 vs $1073) 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 0.5 months in Havana. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 3rd and 6382nd 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	$15.8	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$7234

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1213
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1168
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1163
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1196
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1160
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2957
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3151
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2843
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2747
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2636
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2483
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3216
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2487
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2747
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2808
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2756
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2589
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2802
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2721
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2958
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2607