Copenhagen vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Copenhagen	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2656	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6116	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1515	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$2679	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$728	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$209	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5006	$419
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	46
😀 Quality of life	97	53
🏙️ Population	667K	2.49M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 167% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 650th and 5709th ($2656 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.4 months in Havana. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 4th and 6482nd 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	$21.8	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.35	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$7.24	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.03	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1782	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3169	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2270	$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10228	$383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6872	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$114	$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.25	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$8.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.89	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.6	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.6	$1.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$122	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$707	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14799	$8521

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2429
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2273
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1907
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2192
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2364
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1701
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1695
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2042
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1688
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1562
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2113
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1475
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1412
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1784
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1549
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2158
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1627
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1491
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1781
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1702
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1508
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1619
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1633
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1891
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1619
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1689
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1888
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1466
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1681
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1443
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1509
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1667
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1588

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1141
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1091
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1199
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1155
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2932
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3170
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2831
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2761
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2620
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2502
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3297
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2465
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2509
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2738
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2775
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2739
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2586
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2767
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2713
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2963
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2690