Havana vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Havana	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2272	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$375	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$346	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.9	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$488	$552
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	47	66
😀 Quality of life	68	60
🏙️ Population	2.49M	2.53M

The cost of living in Havana is 11% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6118th and 5342nd ($918 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 4455th and 5890th 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	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.01	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.07	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$409	$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.9	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.12%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$509	$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.6	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.81	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.97	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.99	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.4	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.8	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8426	$6383

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1064
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1014
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1157
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1114
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3002
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3343
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2905
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2774
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2622
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2545
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3178
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2548
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2726
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2788
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2795
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2598
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2794
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2741
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3076
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2854

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$881
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$678
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$708
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$730
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$679
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$655
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$667
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$506
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$722
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$762
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$515
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$848
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$721
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$976
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$511
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$663
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$960
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$686
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$581
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$782
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$693
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$546
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$759
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$704
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$547
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$667
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$777
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$565
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$620
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$671
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$684
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$673
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$572
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$677