Calgary vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$419
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	53	46
😀 Quality of life	90	53
🏙️ Population	1.31M	2.49M

The cost of living in Calgary is 113% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 1716th and 5709th ($2118 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th 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 0.4 months in Havana. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 209th and 6482nd 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	$17	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$8.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$1.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$8521

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

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