Chengdu vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$926
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$240	$373
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$53.9
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	47
😀 Quality of life	72	53
🏙️ Population	20.9M	2.49M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 33% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 7421st and 5902nd ($623 vs $926) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 0.1 months in Havana. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 1890th and 6054th 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	$2.78	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$1.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$1018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$35
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$6.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$0.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$34.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$10030

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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