Havana vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Havana Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$993
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$4806
🏠 One person rent
$421
$991
🏘️ Family rent
$682
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$629
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$3192
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
46
80
😀 Quality of life
53
94
🏙️ Population
2.49M
687K

The cost of living in Havana is 50% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 5709th and 2068th ($993 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in Cuba and Finland, respectively. Check Cuba vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Havana compared to 1.6 months in Helsinki. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 6482nd and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Helsinki

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Havana Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.77
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$8.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$1557
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.8
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.15%
3.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$383
$9954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$3.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.7
$83.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.52
$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.21
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.9
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$6.02
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.28
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.65
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.13
$19.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.3
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$35.5
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.4
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8521
$15326

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232