Havana vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$472	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$1316
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	46	85
😀 Quality of life	54	71
🏙️ Population	2.49M	5.65M

The cost of living in Havana is 6% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5103rd and 4898th ($1073 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 5th in Cuba and Russia, respectively. Check Cuba vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Havana compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6382nd and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Saint Petersburg

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	Havana	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.33	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$13865

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597