Hangzhou vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hangzhou	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$826	$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2298	$2272
🏠 One person rent	$375	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.8	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$882	$488
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	91	47
😀 Quality of life	72	68
🏙️ Population	11.9M	2.49M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 10% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 6563rd and 6118th ($826 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 24th in China and Cuba, respectively. Check China vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Hangzhou ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 2980th and 4455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Havana

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	Hangzhou	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.7	$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$498	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.6	$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.69%	9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7830	$398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4289	$509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.17	$6.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$5.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.15	$0.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$63.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.64	$35.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$34.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28925	$8426

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$740
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$597
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$642
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$672
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$637
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$771
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$674
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$586
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$639
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$679
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1128
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$673
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$632
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1003
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$666
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$634
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$576
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$620
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$604
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$696
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$597
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$547
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$612
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$672
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$618
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$622
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$597
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$696
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$677
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$630
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$753

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1064
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1014
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1157
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1114
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3002
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3343
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2905
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2774
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2622
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2545
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3178
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2548
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2726
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2788
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2795
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2598
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2794
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2741
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3076
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2854