Havana vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Havana	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2272	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$375	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$346	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.9	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$488	$1510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	47	93
😀 Quality of life	68	84
🏙️ Population	2.49M	546K

The cost of living in Havana is 51% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 6118th and 2357th ($918 vs $1889) 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 0.5 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 4455th and 479th 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	$4.37	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.01	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.07	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$409	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.9	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.12%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$509	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.6	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.81	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.97	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.99	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.4	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.4	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.8	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8426	$17217

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1064
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1014
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1157
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1114
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3002
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3343
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2905
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2774
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2622
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2545
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3178
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2548
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2726
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2788
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2795
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2598
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2794
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2741
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3076
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2854

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231