Havana vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Havana	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$926	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$373	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.6	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$53.9	$4153
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	53	99
🏙️ Population	2.49M	8.8M

The cost of living in Havana is 72% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 5902nd and 58th ($926 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in Cuba and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Cuba vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Havana compared to 1.3 months in London. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6054th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs London

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	Havana	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.41	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.21	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1018	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.8	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$336	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.28	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.94	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.85	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.9	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10030	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009