Havana vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$2526
🏠 One person rent	$472	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$975
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$938
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	46	95
😀 Quality of life	54	76
🏙️ Population	2.49M	17.5M

The cost of living in Havana is 8% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5103rd and 5618th ($1073 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6382nd and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Shenzhen

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	Havana	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.33	$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$21140

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2396
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$678
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$694
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1734
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$548
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$638
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$873
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$785
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$627
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$954
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$858
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$777
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$801
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$908
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$793
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$473
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$612
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$682
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$474
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$828
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$766
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$778
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$802
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$797
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$758
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$739
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$751
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$705
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$714
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$729
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$711
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$892
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$528
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$648