Havana vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Havana	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$926	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$373	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.6	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$53.9	$1651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	24
😀 Quality of life	53	78
🏙️ Population	2.49M	592K

The cost of living in Havana is 35% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 5902nd and 3759th ($926 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 31st 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 1.2 months in Malaga. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 6054th and 708th 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	$4.41	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.21	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1018	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.8	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$336	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.28	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.94	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.85	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.9	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10030	$9532

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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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449