Havana vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Havana	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$926	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$373	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.6	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$53.9	$1392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	47	93
😀 Quality of life	53	77
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.98M

The cost of living in Havana is 14% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 5902nd and 6403rd ($926 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Cuba and Malaysia, respectively. Check Cuba vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Havana compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 6054th and 811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Havana	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.41	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$1.21	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1018	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.8	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$336	$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.28	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.94	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.85	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.9	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10030	$8723

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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 Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$645
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$532
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$670
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$604
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$669
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$682
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$543
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$529
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$695
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$620
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3059
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$481
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$539
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$470
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$490
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$536
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$560
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$461
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$570
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$719