Havana vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Havana	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1001	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2669	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$409	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$776	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$398	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.4	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3452	$4098
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	78	98
🏙️ Population	2.49M	8.91M

The cost of living in Havana is 70% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 5313th and 38th ($1001 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st 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 3.4 months in Havana compared to 1.2 months in London. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 567th and 5th 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	$6.99	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.23	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.36	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1014	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.8	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.2	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.34%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$348	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.96	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.93	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.97	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.92	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.37	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.99	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.1	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.4	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.7	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15283	$25471

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1138
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1092
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1182
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1220
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1209
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3241
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1371
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4065
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3152
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2904
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2752
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2565
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3068
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2780
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2608
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2705
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2738
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2714
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2611
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2610
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2647
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2611
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2883

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908