Havana vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Havana	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$926	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$373	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.6	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$53.9	$725
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	47	60
😀 Quality of life	53	53
🏙️ Population	2.49M	9.4M

The cost of living in Havana is 31% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5902nd and 6849th ($926 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 51st in Cuba and China, respectively. Check Cuba vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Havana compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 6054th and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Ningbo

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	Havana	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.41	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.21	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1018	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.8	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$336	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.28	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.94	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.85	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.9	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10030	$12465

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1094
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1017
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1273
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1214
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1122
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2897
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1101
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4044
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3092
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2805
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2553
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2581
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3075
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2381
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2611
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2660
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2732
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2710
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2590
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2731
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2681
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3016
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2945

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522