Havana vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Havana	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$926	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$373	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.6	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$53.9	$4315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	100
😀 Quality of life	53	100
🏙️ Population	2.49M	4.84M

The cost of living in Havana is 64% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5902nd and 745th ($926 vs $2539) 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 1.7 months in Sydney. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6054th and 2nd 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	$4.41	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.21	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1018	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.8	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$336	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.28	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.94	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.85	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.9	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10030	$17957

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1094
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1017
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1273
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1214
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1122
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2897
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1101
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4044
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3092
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2805
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2553
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2581
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3075
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2381
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2611
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2660
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2732
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2710
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2590
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2731
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2681
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3016
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2945

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683