Daegu vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Daegu	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1043	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2749	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$396	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$664	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$413	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2256	$419
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	71	46
😀 Quality of life	77	53
🏙️ Population	2.38M	2.49M

The cost of living in Daegu is 5% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 5347th and 5709th ($1043 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 24th in South Korea and Cuba, respectively. Check South Korea vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 0.4 months in Havana. Daegu ranked 8th best city to live in South Korea vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 1141st and 6482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Havana

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	Daegu	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.84	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$626	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.09%	9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6863	$383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5901	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.03	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.7	$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.48	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.1	$8.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.42	$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.01	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.53	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.96	$1.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.1	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.1	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$295	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27966	$8521

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$976
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$997
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$991
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$943
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$916
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1012
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1032
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1005
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$1030
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$951
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$993
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1020
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$946
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$994
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$916
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1111
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$954
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1114
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$994
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$961
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$981
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$970
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$922
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$945
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$823
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$996
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$903
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$892
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$986
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1005
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1014
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1019
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$982
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$976
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$1008
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$964
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1015
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$963
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1121

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