Havana vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$2109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$4833
🏠 One person rent	$472	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$2104
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$2569
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	46	98
😀 Quality of life	54	91
🏙️ Population	2.49M	3.51M

The cost of living in Havana is 49% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 5103rd and 1723rd ($1073 vs $2109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 4th in Cuba and Spain, respectively. Check Cuba vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Havana compared to 1.2 months in Madrid. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 6382nd and 160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Madrid

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	Havana	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.33	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$2589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$1735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$9054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$4487
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$8.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$7.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$99.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$16324

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1213
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1168
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1163
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1196
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1160
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2957
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3151
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2843
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2747
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2636
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2483
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3216
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2487
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2747
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2808
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2756
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2589
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2802
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2721
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2958
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2607

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1899
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1721
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1708
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1716
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1603
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1667
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1320
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1246
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1396
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1415
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1191
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$896
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1267
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1373
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1242
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1303
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1325
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1421
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1115
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1187
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1424
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1395
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1499
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1276
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1265
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1125
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1316
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1291
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1203
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$935
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1390
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1812