Havana vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Havana	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$1936
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2527	$4390
🏠 One person rent	$490	$1009
🏘️ Family rent	$860	$1646
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$55.8	$3013
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	47	78
😀 Quality of life	53	95
🏙️ Population	2.49M	676K

The cost of living in Havana is 47% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 5521st and 2046th ($1024 vs $1936) 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 0.1 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 6030th and 37th 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	$4.37	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.22	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$1052
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$1924
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.9	$77.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.2	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.37%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$395	$8423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$5044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.6	$71.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$9.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.96	$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.94	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.43	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.86	$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.1	$84.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.3	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.2	$97.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$52.5	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13025	$10871

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1113
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1076
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1203
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1182
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1108
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3014
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1103
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3991
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3058
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2808
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2612
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2570
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3103
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2562
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2591
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2671
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2717
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2691
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2608
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2647
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2623
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2724
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2942

Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$2023
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1570
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1532
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1453
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1363
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1278
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1447
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1525
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1453
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1571
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1416
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$973
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1447
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1439
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1546
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1591
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1544
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1527
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1499
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1496
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1469
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$979
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1467
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1102
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$846
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$966
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1331
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1325
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1120