Havana vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$1648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$3908
🏠 One person rent	$472	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$2878
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	38
😀 Quality of life	54	87
🏙️ Population	2.49M	574K

The cost of living in Havana is 35% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 5103rd and 3402nd ($1073 vs $1648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 116th in Cuba and Canada, respectively. Check Cuba vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Havana compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Quebec City ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 6382nd and 327th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Quebec City

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	Havana	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.33	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$66.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$907
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$680
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$1526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$89.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$6977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$2884
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$8149

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1638
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1002
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1457
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1238
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1219
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1441
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1365
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1421
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1504
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1122
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1289
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1533
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1421
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1384
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1817
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1829
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1828
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1861
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1892
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1874
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2051
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1901
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1937
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1828
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2058
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1921
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1913