Havana vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Havana	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1001	$1435
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2669	$3325
🏠 One person rent	$409	$839
🏘️ Family rent	$776	$1454
🍽️ Food expenses	$398	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.4	$93.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3452	$1990
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	24
😀 Quality of life	78	79
🏙️ Population	2.49M	579K

The cost of living in Havana is 30% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5313th and 3666th ($1001 vs $1435) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 25th in Cuba and Spain, respectively. Check Cuba vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.4 months in Havana compared to 1.4 months in Malaga. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Malaga ranked 13th in Spain, while ranked 567th and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Malaga

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	Havana	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.99	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$3.74
☕ Cappuccino	$1.23	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.36	$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$862
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$664
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1014	$1632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.8	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.2	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.34%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$3838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$348	$2498
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.96	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.93	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$7.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.97	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.92	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.37	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.99	$9.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.1	$14.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.4	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.7	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15283	$11601

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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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1480
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1357
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1321
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1251
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$1774
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1343
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$917
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1254
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1314
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1063
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1174
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2056
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1199
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2299
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1207
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1178
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$932
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1214
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1091
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1124
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1162
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$963
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1119
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1056
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1202
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1020
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1182
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$905
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$504
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1289
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1174
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$661
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1206
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1129
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1283
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1159
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$947
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1158
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$827
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$457