Havana vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Havana	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$926	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$373	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.6	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$53.9	$883
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	47	95
😀 Quality of life	53	76
🏙️ Population	2.49M	15.7M

The cost of living in Havana is 26% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 5902nd and 4347th ($926 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Cuba and Turkey, respectively. Check Cuba vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Havana compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 6054th and 850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Istanbul

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	Havana	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.41	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.21	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1018	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.8	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$336	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.28	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.94	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.85	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.9	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10030	$17728

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1094
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1017
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1273
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1214
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1122
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2897
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1101
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4044
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3092
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2805
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2553
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2581
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3075
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2381
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2611
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2660
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2732
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2710
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2590
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2731
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2681
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3016
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2945

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899