Budapest vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Budapest	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1580	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3914	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$810	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$1423	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$474	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1832	$553
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	92	46
😀 Quality of life	81	54
🏙️ Population	1.69M	2.49M

The cost of living in Budapest is 47% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 3675th and 5103rd ($1580 vs $1073) 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 0.5 months in Havana. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 646th and 6382nd 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	$13.9	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$633	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.5	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.8%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6164	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4452	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.4	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.94	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.37	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.1	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.71	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.9	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17067	$7234

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1226
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$1115
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$1203
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$1195
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$1063
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$981
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$914
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$1139
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1156
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$1019
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$1117
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$928
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$941
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$1124
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1031
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$974
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$1028
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1218
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1340
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$1058
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$978
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1117
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$1032
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1308
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$1034
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$1067
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$967
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$915
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$893
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1590
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$848
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$1076
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$1189
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1255
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1160

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