Changchun vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changchun	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$573	$926
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1493	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$229	$373
🏘️ Family rent	$405	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.9	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$53.9
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	73	47
😀 Quality of life	53	53
🏙️ Population	9.07M	2.49M

The cost of living in Changchun is 38% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 7971st and 5902nd ($573 vs $926) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 351st and 24th in China and Cuba, respectively. Check China vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Changchun compared to 0.1 months in Havana. Changchun ranked 47th best city to live in China vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 6079th and 6054th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Havana

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	Changchun	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.8	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.9	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$1.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$191	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$287	$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$35
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.64%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3942	$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.01	$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.01	$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.43	$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$6.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.57	$0.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$34.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$274	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8252	$10030

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Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$556
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$524
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$553
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$517
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$573
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$509
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$582
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$513
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$523
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$544
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$545
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$596
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$520
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$653
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$619
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$459
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$523
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$560
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$606
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$542
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$500
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$539
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$596
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$514
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$616
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$455
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$495
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$493
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$664
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$500
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$537
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$532

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1094
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1017
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1273
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1214
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1122
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2897
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1101
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4044
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3092
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2805
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2553
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2581
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3075
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2381
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2611
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2660
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2732
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2710
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2590
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2731
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2681
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3016
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2945