Havana vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$3146
🏠 One person rent	$472	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$1068
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	99
😀 Quality of life	54	76
🏙️ Population	2.49M	24.9M

The cost of living in Havana is 6% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5103rd and 4880th ($1073 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6382nd and 1178th 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	$4.33	$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$27610

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1030
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$708
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$726
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$725
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$798
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$680
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$658
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$571
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$660
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$645
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$670
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$663
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$636
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$899
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$651
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$664
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$657
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$627
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$667
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$623
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$693
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$623
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$696
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$693
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$677
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$684
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$644
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$789