Changsha vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Changsha	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1669	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$211	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$365	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1086	$553
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	90	46
😀 Quality of life	72	54
🏙️ Population	10M	2.49M

The cost of living in Changsha is 42% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 7795th and 5103rd ($622 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 24th in China and Cuba, respectively. Check China vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 2894th and 6382nd 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	$2.93	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.6	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2530	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2779	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.89	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.39	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.23	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.25	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.1	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9728	$7234

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$518
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$586
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$589
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$571
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$609
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$589
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$608
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$569
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$610
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$602
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$518
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$565
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$605
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$600
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$535
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$592
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$600
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$638
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$632
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$648
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$619
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$623
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$570
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$739
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$556
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$624
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$658
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$542
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$657
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$691
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$593
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$649
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$554

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