Havana vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Havana	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2412	$1654
🏠 One person rent	$421	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$682	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$419	$776
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	46	21
😀 Quality of life	53	46
🏙️ Population	2.49M	6.56M

The cost of living in Havana is 65% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5709th and 7929th ($993 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 6482nd and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Shaoyang

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	Havana	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.77	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.15%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$383	$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$432	$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.7	$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.52	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.21	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.9	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.02	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.28	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.13	$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.5	$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8521	$11939

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Cities near Havana

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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$554
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$567
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$638
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$609
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$557
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$587
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$511
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$583
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$584
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$572
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$617
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$498
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$564
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$588
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$602
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$533
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$529
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$605
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$760
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$563
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$603
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$769
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$568
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$807
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$588
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$599
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$630
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$552
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$610
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$814
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$587
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$580
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$615