Brussels vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$553
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	96	46
😀 Quality of life	91	54
🏙️ Population	196K	2.49M

The cost of living in Brussels is 89% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 1939th and 5103rd ($2030 vs $1073) 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 0.5 months in Havana. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 121st and 6382nd 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	$21.2	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$7234

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

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