Havana vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Havana	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$1953
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2412	$4376
🏠 One person rent	$421	$1262
🏘️ Family rent	$682	$2117
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$437
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$419	$1562
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	93
😀 Quality of life	53	83
🏙️ Population	2.49M	546K

The cost of living in Havana is 49% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 5709th and 2184th ($993 vs $1953) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in Cuba and Portugal, respectively. Check Cuba vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Havana compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 6482nd and 574th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Lisbon

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	Havana	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.77	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$2497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.15%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$383	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$432	$4450
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.7	$46.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.52	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.21	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.9	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$8.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.02	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.28	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.13	$9.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.5	$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$107
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$641
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8521	$16697

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1141
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1091
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1199
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1155
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2932
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3170
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2831
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2761
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2620
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2502
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3297
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2465
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2509
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2738
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2775
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2739
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2586
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2767
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2713
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2963
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2690

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1697
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1529
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1532
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1467
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1348
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1416
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1806
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1568
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1540
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1697
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1520
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1561
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1616
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1720
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1540
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1470
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1254
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1469
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1417
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1636
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1401
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1389
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1292
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1537
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1214
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1239
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1697
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1390
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1460
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1400
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1283
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1366
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1411
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1295
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1382
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1066
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1249