Havana vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Havana	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2527	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$490	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$860	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$55.8	$4357
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	53	100
🏙️ Population	2.49M	5.03M

The cost of living in Havana is 57% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5521st and 923rd ($1024 vs $2397) 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 0.1 months in Havana compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6030th 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	$4.37	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.22	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.9	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.2	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.37%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$395	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.6	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.96	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.94	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.43	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.86	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.1	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.3	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.2	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$52.5	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13025	$21306

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913