Havana vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Havana Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$983
$748
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2769
$1848
🏠 One person rent
$437
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$578
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$472
$385
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
47
65
😀 Quality of life
65
56
🏙️ Population
2.49M
2.53M

The cost of living in Havana is 31% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 5623rd and 6559th ($983 vs $748) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 3rd in Cuba and Colombia, respectively. Check Cuba vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 4591st and 5863rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Havana Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8
$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.1
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$736
$449
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.4
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.5
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.71%
11.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$560
$1342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$409
$1309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.22
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.33
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$5.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.93
$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$13
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.97
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.88
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.6
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.01
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.8
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$215
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15191
$5317

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47 km or 29 mi Guines
$993
55 km or 34 mi Artemisa
$962
81 km or 50 mi Matanzas
$891
119 km or 74 mi Cardenas
$975
156 km or 97 mi Colon
$993
157 km or 97 mi Pinar del Rio
$985
169 km or 105 mi Key West
$3140
226 km or 140 mi Cienfuegos
$1059
237 km or 147 mi Sagua La Grande
$1072
260 km or 161 mi Santa Clara
$1113
292 km or 181 mi Placetas
$1197
322 km or 200 mi Homestead
$2687
328 km or 204 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1388
337 km or 210 mi Richmond West
$2333
340 km or 211 mi Cutler Bay
$2184
345 km or 215 mi Palmetto Bay
$2264
345 km or 215 mi Kendall West
$2461
358 km or 222 mi Sweetwater
$2528
359 km or 223 mi Coral Gables
$2647
360 km or 224 mi Doral
$2520
362 km or 225 mi Bonita Springs
$2362
366 km or 227 mi Miami
$2988
366 km or 228 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2493
368 km or 229 mi Hialeah
$2559
371 km or 230 mi Estero
$2348
371 km or 230 mi Miami Lakes
$2497
373 km or 232 mi Miami Beach
$2643
377 km or 234 mi Miami Gardens
$2536
377 km or 234 mi North Miami
$2580
379 km or 236 mi Miramar
$2549
381 km or 237 mi Pembroke Pines
$2703
381 km or 237 mi North Miami Beach
$2564
385 km or 239 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2643
385 km or 239 mi Cooper
$2543
386 km or 240 mi Weston
$2592
387 km or 240 mi Aventura
$2550
388 km or 241 mi Hallandale Beach
$2497
389 km or 242 mi Davie
$2530
389 km or 242 mi Hollywood
$2528
391 km or 243 mi Fort Myers
$2369

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$652
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$455
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$568
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$516
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$514
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$438
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$480
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$483
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$445
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$462
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$526
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$537
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$390
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$597
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$544
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$787
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$430
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$434
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$578
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$590
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$512
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$505
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$633
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$490
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$543
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$528
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$620
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$523
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$531
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$514
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$535
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$545
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$418
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$586
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$392
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617