Havana vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Havana	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$926	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$373	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.6	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$53.9	$2294
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	47	98
😀 Quality of life	53	90
🏙️ Population	2.49M	3.42M

The cost of living in Havana is 48% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 5902nd and 2443rd ($926 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 5th in Cuba and Spain, respectively. Check Cuba vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Havana compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 6054th and 151st 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	$4.41	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.21	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1018	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.8	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$336	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.28	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.94	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.85	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.9	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10030	$10042

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522