Bucharest vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bucharest	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2971	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$535	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$931	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$419
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	78	46
😀 Quality of life	84	53
🏙️ Population	1.72M	2.49M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 15% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 4935th and 5709th ($1138 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.4 months in Havana. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 508th and 6482nd 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	$11.9	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.2	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.13	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$586	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.4	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.13%	9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4123	$383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2286	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.84	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.73	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.79	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.8	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.67	$1.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.3	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.8	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16525	$8521

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$999
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$956
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$926
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$784
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$724
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$831
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$758
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$777
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$970
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$666
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1150
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$759
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$826
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$704
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$732
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$805
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$910
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$983
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$950
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$607
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1099
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1062
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1132
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$840
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$716
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$916
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$844
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$864
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$841
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$738
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$872
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$763
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$773
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$683
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$795

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1141
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1091
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1199
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1155
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2932
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3170
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2831
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2761
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2620
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2502
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3297
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2465
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2509
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2738
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2775
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2739
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2586
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2767
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2713
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2963
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2690