Havana vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Havana	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2527	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$490	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$860	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$55.8	$417
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	47	67
😀 Quality of life	53	53
🏙️ Population	2.49M	2.53M

The cost of living in Havana is 17% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 5521st and 6207th ($1024 vs $873) 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 0.1 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 6030th and 6039th 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	$4.37	$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.22	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.9	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.2	$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.37%	15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$395	$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.6	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.96	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.94	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.43	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.86	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.1	$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.3	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.2	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$52.5	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13025	$6129

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1113
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1076
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1203
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1182
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1108
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3014
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1103
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3991
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3058
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2808
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2612
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2570
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3103
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2562
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2591
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2671
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2717
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2691
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2608
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2647
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2623
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2724
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2942

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$789
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$661
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$641
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$619
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$562
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$541
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$501
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$641
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$573
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$681
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$483
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$748
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$868
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$477
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$526
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$620
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$851
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$642
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$584
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$523
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$718
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$652
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$475
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$733
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$590
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$638
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$506
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$582
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$687
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$520
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$552
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$598
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$462
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$617