Havana vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Havana	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2412	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$421	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$682	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$419	$835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	74
😀 Quality of life	53	70
🏙️ Population	2.49M	9.07M

The cost of living in Havana is 73% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5709th and 8176th ($993 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 6482nd and 3872nd 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	$3.77	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.15%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$383	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$432	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.7	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.52	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.21	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.9	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.02	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.28	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.13	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.5	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8521	$25508

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523