Essen vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$682
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$682
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$419
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
46
😀 Quality of life
95
53
🏙️ Population
587K
2.49M

The cost of living in Essen is 57% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 3860th and 5709th ($1561 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 24th in Germany and Cuba, respectively. Check Germany vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.4 months in Havana. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 17th and 6482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Havana

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Essen Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$8.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$1.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$8521

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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