Havana vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Havana	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$926	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$3096
🏠 One person rent	$373	$598
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$1649
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.6	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$53.9	$162
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	47	47
😀 Quality of life	53	40
🏙️ Population	2.49M	15.1M

The cost of living in Havana is 17% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 5902nd and 4761st ($926 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 3rd in Cuba and Nigeria, respectively. Check Cuba vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Havana compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 6054th and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Lagos

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	Havana	Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.41	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.21	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1018	$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.8	$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$336	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.28	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.94	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.85	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.9	$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10030	$2289

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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 Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$709
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$776
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$677
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$779
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$590
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$695
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$613
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$634
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$755
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$558
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$651
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$535
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$647
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$881
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$632
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$354
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$575
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$972
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$651
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$553
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$560
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$805
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$588
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$729
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1611
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$658
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$462
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$883
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$621
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$743
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1502
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$433
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$551
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$384
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507