Havana vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$1514
🏠 One person rent	$472	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	49
😀 Quality of life	54	71
🏙️ Population	2.49M	8.78M

The cost of living in Havana is 65% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5103rd and 7630th ($1073 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 134th in Cuba and China, respectively. Check Cuba vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Havana compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6382nd and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Quanzhou

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	Havana	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.33	$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$9745

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$643
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$892
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$729
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$673
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$679
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$705
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$640
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$689
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$672
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$874
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$942
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$687
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$884
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$868
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$921
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$474
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$889
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$904
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$612
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$682
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$989
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$938
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$473
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1123
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1248
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$600
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$979
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$792
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$617
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$844
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$717
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$758
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$684
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$774
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$603
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$954