Calgary vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$553
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	46
😀 Quality of life	90	54
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.49M

The cost of living in Calgary is 95% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 1759th and 5103rd ($2095 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 24th in Canada and Cuba, respectively. Check Canada vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 187th and 6382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Havana

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	Calgary	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$7234

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

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