Changchun vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Changchun	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$607	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1531	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$242	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$372	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.6	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$937	$553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	63	46
😀 Quality of life	56	54
🏙️ Population	9.07M	2.49M

The cost of living in Changchun is 43% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 7925th and 5103rd ($607 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 235th and 24th in China and Cuba, respectively. Check China vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changchun compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Changchun ranked 59th best city to live in China vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 6274th and 6382nd 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	$2.86	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.89	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.6	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1771	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2826	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.98	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.99	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.22	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.38	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.8	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8890	$7234

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Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$603
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$559
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$575
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$551
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$550
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$640
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$604
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$549
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$554
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$569
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$610
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$629
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$549
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$713
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$579
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$555
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$674
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$499
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$573
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$564
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$629
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$599
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$532
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$612
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$653
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$567
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$662
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$474
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$537
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$529
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$712
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$519
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$549
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$572
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$594

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