Havana vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Havana	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$918	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2272	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$375	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$346	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.9	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$488	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	47	85
😀 Quality of life	68	71
🏙️ Population	2.49M	9.07M

The cost of living in Havana is 66% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6118th and 8245th ($918 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 4455th and 3667th 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	$4.37	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.01	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.07	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$409	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.4	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.9	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.12%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$509	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.6	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.81	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.97	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.99	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.4	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.4	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.8	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8426	$24707

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1064
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1014
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1157
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1114
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3002
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3343
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2905
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2774
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2622
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2545
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3178
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2548
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2726
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2788
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2795
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2598
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2794
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2741
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3076
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2854

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501