Havana vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Havana	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$2847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2412	$6052
🏠 One person rent	$421	$1639
🏘️ Family rent	$682	$2560
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$819
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$419	$4285
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	46	81
😀 Quality of life	53	95
🏙️ Population	2.49M	718K

The cost of living in Havana is 65% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 5709th and 342nd ($993 vs $2847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Cuba and Norway, respectively. Check Cuba vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Havana compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 6482nd and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Oslo

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	Havana	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.77	$23.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$16.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$12.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$2696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$2094
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$49.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.15%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$383	$11326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$432	$7606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.7	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.52	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.21	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.9	$5.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$17.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$34.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.02	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.28	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$17.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$3.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.13	$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$62.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.5	$40.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8521	$15673

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2208
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2327
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2224
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2295
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1876
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2079
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1957
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2130
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1890
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2114
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1959
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1986
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1481
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2164
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1728
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1562
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1965
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1594
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1691
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1656
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1397
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1673
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1864
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1311
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1738
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1370
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1612
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1884
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2117
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2584
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2409