Essen vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2527
🏠 One person rent
$681
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$860
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$55.8
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
47
😀 Quality of life
95
53
🏙️ Population
585K
2.49M

The cost of living in Essen is 49% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 3595th and 5521st ($1525 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 24th in Germany and Cuba, respectively. Check Germany vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.1 months in Havana. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 31st and 6030th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$22.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$35.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
8.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$6.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$0.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$52.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$13025

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Guines
$1113
55 km or 34 mi Artemisa
$1076
81 km or 50 mi Matanzas
$1203
119 km or 74 mi Cardenas
$1182
156 km or 97 mi Colon
$1108
157 km or 97 mi Pinar del Rio
$1096
169 km or 105 mi Key West
$3014
226 km or 140 mi Cienfuegos
$878
237 km or 147 mi Sagua La Grande
$1110
260 km or 161 mi Santa Clara
$1053
292 km or 181 mi Placetas
$1103
322 km or 200 mi Homestead
$3991
328 km or 204 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
337 km or 210 mi Richmond West
$3058
340 km or 211 mi Cutler Bay
$3002
345 km or 215 mi Palmetto Bay
$2849
345 km or 215 mi Kendall West
$2808
358 km or 222 mi Sweetwater
$2644
359 km or 223 mi Coral Gables
$2803
360 km or 224 mi Doral
$2612
362 km or 225 mi Bonita Springs
$2570
366 km or 227 mi Miami
$3103
366 km or 228 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2551
368 km or 229 mi Hialeah
$2562
371 km or 230 mi Estero
$2591
371 km or 230 mi Miami Lakes
$2578
373 km or 232 mi Miami Beach
$2753
377 km or 234 mi Miami Gardens
$2645
377 km or 234 mi North Miami
$2671
379 km or 236 mi Miramar
$2717
381 km or 237 mi Pembroke Pines
$2898
381 km or 237 mi North Miami Beach
$2659
385 km or 239 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2682
385 km or 239 mi Cooper
$2691
386 km or 240 mi Weston
$2608
387 km or 240 mi Aventura
$2647
388 km or 241 mi Hallandale Beach
$2630
389 km or 242 mi Davie
$2623
389 km or 242 mi Hollywood
$2724
391 km or 243 mi Fort Myers
$2942