Havana vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Havana	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2527	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$490	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$860	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$55.8	$846
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	47	82
😀 Quality of life	53	67
🏙️ Population	2.49M	5.38M

The cost of living in Havana is 17% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5521st and 6204th ($1024 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in Cuba and Russia, respectively. Check Cuba vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Havana compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6030th and 3645th 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	$4.37	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.22	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.9	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.2	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.37%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$395	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.6	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.96	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.94	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.43	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.86	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.1	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.3	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$52.5	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13025	$6847

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1113
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1076
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1203
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1182
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1108
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3014
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1103
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3991
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3058
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2808
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2612
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2570
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3103
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2562
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2591
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2671
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2717
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2691
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2608
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2647
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2623
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2724
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2942

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525