Budapest vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$2527
🏠 One person rent
$589
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$860
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$55.8
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
92
47
😀 Quality of life
80
53
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.49M

The cost of living in Budapest is 16% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 4643rd and 5521st ($1185 vs $1024) 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.1 months in Havana. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 551st and 6030th 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
$10.4
$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$22.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$35.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
8.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$6.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$0.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$52.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$13025

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

Cities near Havana

Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Guines
$1113
55 km or 34 mi Artemisa
$1076
81 km or 50 mi Matanzas
$1203
119 km or 74 mi Cardenas
$1182
156 km or 97 mi Colon
$1108
157 km or 97 mi Pinar del Rio
$1096
169 km or 105 mi Key West
$3014
226 km or 140 mi Cienfuegos
$878
237 km or 147 mi Sagua La Grande
$1110
260 km or 161 mi Santa Clara
$1053
292 km or 181 mi Placetas
$1103
322 km or 200 mi Homestead
$3991
328 km or 204 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
337 km or 210 mi Richmond West
$3058
340 km or 211 mi Cutler Bay
$3002
345 km or 215 mi Palmetto Bay
$2849
345 km or 215 mi Kendall West
$2808
358 km or 222 mi Sweetwater
$2644
359 km or 223 mi Coral Gables
$2803
360 km or 224 mi Doral
$2612
362 km or 225 mi Bonita Springs
$2570
366 km or 227 mi Miami
$3103
366 km or 228 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2551
368 km or 229 mi Hialeah
$2562
371 km or 230 mi Estero
$2591
371 km or 230 mi Miami Lakes
$2578
373 km or 232 mi Miami Beach
$2753
377 km or 234 mi Miami Gardens
$2645
377 km or 234 mi North Miami
$2671
379 km or 236 mi Miramar
$2717
381 km or 237 mi Pembroke Pines
$2898
381 km or 237 mi North Miami Beach
$2659
385 km or 239 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2682
385 km or 239 mi Cooper
$2691
386 km or 240 mi Weston
$2608
387 km or 240 mi Aventura
$2647
388 km or 241 mi Hallandale Beach
$2630
389 km or 242 mi Davie
$2623
389 km or 242 mi Hollywood
$2724
391 km or 243 mi Fort Myers
$2942