Havana vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Havana Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$993
$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$421
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$682
$888
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
46
65
😀 Quality of life
53
63
🏙️ Population
2.49M
2.53M

The cost of living in Havana is 7% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 5709th and 5161st ($993 vs $1071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in Cuba and Colombia, respectively. Check Cuba vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Havana compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 6482nd and 5624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Medellin

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Havana Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.77
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$8.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$390
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1079
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.8
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.15%
11.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$383
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$1334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.7
$50.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.52
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.21
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.9
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$6.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$6.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$6.02
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.28
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.65
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.13
$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.3
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$35.5
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.4
$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8521
$7264

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$1141
55 km or 34 mi Artemisa
$1091
81 km or 50 mi Matanzas
$1164
119 km or 74 mi Cardenas
$1199
156 km or 97 mi Colon
$1155
157 km or 97 mi Pinar del Rio
$1138
169 km or 105 mi Key West
$2932
226 km or 140 mi Cienfuegos
$872
237 km or 147 mi Sagua La Grande
$1170
260 km or 161 mi Santa Clara
$1157
292 km or 181 mi Placetas
$1097
322 km or 200 mi Homestead
$3170
328 km or 204 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1228
337 km or 210 mi Richmond West
$2831
340 km or 211 mi Cutler Bay
$2847
345 km or 215 mi Palmetto Bay
$2801
345 km or 215 mi Kendall West
$2761
358 km or 222 mi Sweetwater
$2662
359 km or 223 mi Coral Gables
$2872
360 km or 224 mi Doral
$2620
362 km or 225 mi Bonita Springs
$2502
366 km or 227 mi Miami
$3297
366 km or 228 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2532
368 km or 229 mi Hialeah
$2465
371 km or 230 mi Estero
$2509
371 km or 230 mi Miami Lakes
$2589
373 km or 232 mi Miami Beach
$2870
377 km or 234 mi Miami Gardens
$2684
377 km or 234 mi North Miami
$2738
379 km or 236 mi Miramar
$2775
381 km or 237 mi Pembroke Pines
$2991
381 km or 237 mi North Miami Beach
$2739
385 km or 239 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2808
385 km or 239 mi Cooper
$2739
386 km or 240 mi Weston
$2586
387 km or 240 mi Aventura
$2767
388 km or 241 mi Hallandale Beach
$2783
389 km or 242 mi Davie
$2713
389 km or 242 mi Hollywood
$2963
391 km or 243 mi Fort Myers
$2690

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$992
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$915
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$717
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$757
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$789
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$738
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$709
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$719
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$529
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$777
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$813
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$547
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$919
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$764
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1062
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$537
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$667
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$703
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1019
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$754
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$744
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$614
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$825
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$746
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$575
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$829
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$732
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$572
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$707
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$750
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$592
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$646
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$676
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$673
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$687
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$675
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$606
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$685