Havana vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Havana	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2527	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$490	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$860	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$55.8	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	99
😀 Quality of life	53	99
🏙️ Population	2.49M	4.84M

The cost of living in Havana is 63% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5521st and 312th ($1024 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Cuba and Australia, respectively. Check Cuba vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Havana compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6030th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Sydney

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	Havana	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.37	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.22	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.9	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.2	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.37%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$395	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.6	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.96	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.94	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.43	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.86	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.1	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.3	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.2	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$52.5	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13025	$18951

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1113
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1076
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1203
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1182
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1108
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3014
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1103
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3991
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3058
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2808
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2612
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2570
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3103
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2562
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2591
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2671
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2717
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2691
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2608
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2647
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2623
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2724
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2942

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754