Havana vs Maoming - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Maoming
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$2117
🏠 One person rent	$472	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$745
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$1025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	46	27
😀 Quality of life	54	51
🏙️ Population	2.49M	6.17M

The cost of living in Havana is 35% more expensive than in Maoming. Cities ranked 5103rd and 6780th ($1073 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 30th in Cuba and China, respectively. Check Cuba vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Havana compared to 1.3 months in Maoming. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Maoming ranked 109th in China, while ranked 6382nd and 6580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Maoming

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	Havana	Maoming
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.33	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$44
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$4919
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$2687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$2.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$9.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$563
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$19775

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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 Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$802
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$908
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$751
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$679
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$711
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$858
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$828
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$714
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$617
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$548
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$627
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1734
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$678
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$620
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$785
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$580
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$778
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$801
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$694
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$601
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$995
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2396
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$592
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$574
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$638
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$579
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$528
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$782
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$793
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$564
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$777
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$954