Chengdu vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$2272
🏠 One person rent	$252	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$488
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	47
😀 Quality of life	75	68
🏙️ Population	20.9M	2.49M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 31% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 7530th and 6118th ($635 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th 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 Chengdu compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 1800th and 4455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Havana

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	Chengdu	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$6.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$5.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$0.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$63.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$35.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$34.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$8426

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1064
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1014
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1157
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1114
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3002
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3343
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2905
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2774
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2622
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2545
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3178
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2548
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2726
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2788
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2795
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2598
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2794
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2741
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3076
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2854