Havana vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$472	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	74
😀 Quality of life	54	58
🏙️ Population	2.49M	9.07M

The cost of living in Havana is 75% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5103rd and 7878th ($1073 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 6382nd and 6059th 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	$4.33	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$22712

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532