Gothenburg vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gothenburg	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1864	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4287	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$914	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$1596	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3974	$419
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	46	46
😀 Quality of life	92	53
🏙️ Population	675K	2.49M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 88% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 2599th and 5709th ($1864 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 24th in Sweden and Cuba, respectively. Check Sweden vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.4 months in Havana. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 83rd and 6482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Havana

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	Gothenburg	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.1	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.79	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.4	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.58%	9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6682	$383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4044	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.11	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$8.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.53	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.36	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.7	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$1.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.6	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4729	$8521

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481

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