Copenhagen vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$553
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	46
😀 Quality of life	97	54
🏙️ Population	667K	2.49M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 138% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 805th and 5103rd ($2555 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Denmark and Cuba, respectively. Check Denmark vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 5th and 6382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Havana

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	Copenhagen	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.1	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$7234

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557

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