Havana vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$472	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	99
😀 Quality of life	54	100
🏙️ Population	2.49M	5.45M

The cost of living in Havana is 62% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5103rd and 370th ($1073 vs $2844) 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 0.5 months in Havana compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6382nd 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	$4.33	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863