Bucharest vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bucharest	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2906	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$562	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$953	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.3	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1455	$553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	78	46
😀 Quality of life	84	54
🏙️ Population	1.72M	2.49M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 7% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 4877th and 5103rd ($1148 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th in Romania and Cuba, respectively. Check Romania vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 482nd and 6382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Havana

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	Bucharest	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2257	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.32	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.26	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14018	$7234

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$920
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$896
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$776
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$708
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$801
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$722
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$771
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$1018
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$653
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$672
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1120
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$801
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$804
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$857
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$870
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$953
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$662
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$906
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$610
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1140
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1041
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1119
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$676
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$818
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$874
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$824
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$823
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$809
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$702
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$855
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$807
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$673
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$725

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