Havana vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Havana	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2527	$6771
🏠 One person rent	$490	$1851
🏘️ Family rent	$860	$3862
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$55.8	$4007
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	53	88
🏙️ Population	2.49M	7.41M

The cost of living in Havana is 63% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5521st and 379th ($1024 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Cuba and China, respectively. Check Cuba vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Havana compared to 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6030th and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Hong Kong

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	Havana	Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.37	$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$7.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.22	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.9	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.2	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.37%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$395	$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.6	$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.96	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.94	$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.43	$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.86	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.1	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.3	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.2	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$52.5	$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13025	$22381

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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 Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623