Changsha vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Changsha	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1619	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$222	$490
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$860
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.1	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$793	$55.8
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	47
😀 Quality of life	68	53
🏙️ Population	10M	2.49M

The cost of living in Changsha is 43% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 7989th and 5521st ($582 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th and 24th in China and Cuba, respectively. Check China vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.1 months in Havana. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 3254th and 6030th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Havana

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	Changsha	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.2	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$1.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$22.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.9	$35.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.05%	8.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2141	$395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5614	$332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$6.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.61	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.64	$0.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.15	$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$318	$52.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5672	$13025

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$603
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$595
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$611
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$584
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$594
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$600
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$623
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$570
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$611
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$592
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$611
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$497
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$566
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$612
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$612
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$552
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$590
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$614
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$663
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$628
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$610
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$605
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$573
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$746
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$580
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$646
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$676
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$521
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$692
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$714
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$599
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$674
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$626
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$705
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$646
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$575

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1113
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1076
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1203
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1182
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1108
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3014
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1103
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3991
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3058
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2808
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2612
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2570
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3103
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2562
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2591
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2671
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2717
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2691
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2608
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2647
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2623
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2724
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2942