Glasgow vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$553
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	46
😀 Quality of life	94	54
🏙️ Population	626K	2.49M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 97% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 1708th and 5103rd ($2114 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 24th in the United Kingdom and Cuba, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Glasgow compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 39th and 6382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Havana

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	Glasgow	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$7234

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1885
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1831
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1647
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1835
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1704
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1842
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1760
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1586
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1640
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1456
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1593
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1596
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1485
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1878
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2005
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2236
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1943
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1820
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1777
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1523
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1872
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1554
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1646
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1834
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1791
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1404

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