Havana vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Havana	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2412	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$421	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$682	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$419	$4328
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	100
😀 Quality of life	53	100
🏙️ Population	2.49M	5.35M

The cost of living in Havana is 60% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5709th and 893rd ($993 vs $2496) 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 0.4 months in Havana compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6482nd 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	$3.77	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.15%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$383	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$432	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.7	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.52	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.21	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.9	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.02	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.28	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.13	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.5	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8521	$26129

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172