Havana vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Havana Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$993
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$421
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$682
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.8
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$419
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
46
99
😀 Quality of life
53
75
🏙️ Population
2.49M
24.9M

The cost of living in Havana is 12% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5709th and 4971st ($993 vs $1126) 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 0.4 months in Havana compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6482nd and 1655th 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
$3.77
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.5
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.17
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.8
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.4
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.15%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$383
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$432
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.7
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.52
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.21
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.9
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$6.02
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.28
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.65
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.13
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.3
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$35.5
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.4
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8521
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Guines
$1141
55 km or 34 mi Artemisa
$1091
81 km or 50 mi Matanzas
$1164
119 km or 74 mi Cardenas
$1199
156 km or 97 mi Colon
$1155
157 km or 97 mi Pinar del Rio
$1138
169 km or 105 mi Key West
$2932
226 km or 140 mi Cienfuegos
$872
237 km or 147 mi Sagua La Grande
$1170
260 km or 161 mi Santa Clara
$1157
292 km or 181 mi Placetas
$1097
322 km or 200 mi Homestead
$3170
328 km or 204 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1228
337 km or 210 mi Richmond West
$2831
340 km or 211 mi Cutler Bay
$2847
345 km or 215 mi Palmetto Bay
$2801
345 km or 215 mi Kendall West
$2761
358 km or 222 mi Sweetwater
$2662
359 km or 223 mi Coral Gables
$2872
360 km or 224 mi Doral
$2620
362 km or 225 mi Bonita Springs
$2502
366 km or 227 mi Miami
$3297
366 km or 228 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2532
368 km or 229 mi Hialeah
$2465
371 km or 230 mi Estero
$2509
371 km or 230 mi Miami Lakes
$2589
373 km or 232 mi Miami Beach
$2870
377 km or 234 mi Miami Gardens
$2684
377 km or 234 mi North Miami
$2738
379 km or 236 mi Miramar
$2775
381 km or 237 mi Pembroke Pines
$2991
381 km or 237 mi North Miami Beach
$2739
385 km or 239 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2808
385 km or 239 mi Cooper
$2739
386 km or 240 mi Weston
$2586
387 km or 240 mi Aventura
$2767
388 km or 241 mi Hallandale Beach
$2783
389 km or 242 mi Davie
$2713
389 km or 242 mi Hollywood
$2963
391 km or 243 mi Fort Myers
$2690

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765