Havana vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Havana	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2527	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$490	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$860	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$55.8	$727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	47	24
😀 Quality of life	53	39
🏙️ Population	2.49M	6.56M

The cost of living in Havana is 67% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5521st and 7649th ($1024 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6030th and 7013th 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	$4.37	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.22	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.9	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.2	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.37%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$395	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.6	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.96	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.94	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.43	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.86	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.1	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.3	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.2	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$52.5	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13025	$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610