Budapest vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Budapest	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1469	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3612	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$750	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$1301	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$441	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1697	$419
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	92	46
😀 Quality of life	81	53
🏙️ Population	1.69M	2.49M

The cost of living in Budapest is 48% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 4163rd and 5709th ($1469 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Hungary and Cuba, respectively. Check Hungary vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.4 months in Havana. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 680th and 6482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Havana

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	Budapest	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.1	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.41	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$772	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1424	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1053	$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.9	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5742	$383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3887	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.79	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.89	$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.85	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.31	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.7	$1.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.1	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15168	$8521

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$998
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1138
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1083
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1127
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1130
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$991
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$939
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$868
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1074
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1196
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$958
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$1040
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$989
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$877
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$1036
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1063
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$930
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$976
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1278
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1394
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$1002
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$961
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1190
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$1026
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1335
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$981
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$1031
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$1036
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$866
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$850
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1561
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$923
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$1004
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1124
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1291
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1196

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