Brussels vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$926
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$373
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$53.9
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	96	47
😀 Quality of life	89	53
🏙️ Population	196K	2.49M

The cost of living in Brussels is 96% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 2354th and 5902nd ($1816 vs $926) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Belgium and Cuba, respectively. Check Belgium vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.1 months in Havana. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 190th and 6054th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Havana

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	Brussels	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$1.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$1018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$35
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$6.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$0.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$34.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$10030

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1094
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1017
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1273
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1214
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1122
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2897
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1101
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4044
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3092
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2805
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2553
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2581
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3075
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2381
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2611
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2660
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2732
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2710
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2590
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2731
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2681
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3016
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2945