Brisbane vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$490
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$860
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$55.8
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	47
😀 Quality of life	97	53
🏙️ Population	2.36M	2.49M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 143% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 781st and 5521st ($2491 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th in Australia and Cuba, respectively. Check Australia vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.1 months in Havana. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 15th and 6030th 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	$14	$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$1.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$22.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$35.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	8.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$6.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$0.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$52.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$13025

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

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