Havana vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Havana	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$926	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$373	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.6	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$53.9	$723
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	47	85
😀 Quality of life	53	68
🏙️ Population	2.49M	9.07M

The cost of living in Havana is 72% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5902nd and 8334th ($926 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 454th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 6054th and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Shenyang

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	Havana	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.41	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.21	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1018	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.8	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$336	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.28	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.94	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.85	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.9	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10030	$24404

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1094
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1017
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1273
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1214
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1122
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2897
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1101
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4044
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3092
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2805
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2553
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2581
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3075
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2381
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2611
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2660
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2732
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2710
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2590
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2731
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2681
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3016
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2945

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500