Havana vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Havana Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2527
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$490
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$860
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.2
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.8
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
47
100
😀 Quality of life
53
79
🏙️ Population
2.49M
24.9M

The cost of living in Havana is 10% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5521st and 4780th ($1024 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 6th in Cuba and China, respectively. Check Cuba vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Havana compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6030th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Shanghai

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Havana Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.37
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.22
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.2
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$134
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.37%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$395
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$332
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.6
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.52
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.27
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$6.96
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.94
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.43
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$0.86
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.1
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$35.3
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.2
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.5
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13025
$31401

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774