Havana vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$472	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$4489
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	100
😀 Quality of life	54	100
🏙️ Population	2.49M	5.35M

The cost of living in Havana is 58% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5103rd and 829th ($1073 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 4th in Cuba and Australia, respectively. Check Cuba vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Havana compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6382nd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Melbourne

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	Havana	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.33	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$22313

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132