Havana vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$1935
🏠 One person rent	$472	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$1162
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	46	81
😀 Quality of life	54	74
🏙️ Population	2.49M	13.9M

The cost of living in Havana is 57% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5103rd and 7400th ($1073 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Tianjin. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6382nd and 2024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Tianjin

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	Havana	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.33	$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$16559

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$672
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$740
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$666
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$645
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$800
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$623
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$720
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1108
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$576
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$574
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$697
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$480
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$599
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$648
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$541
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$525
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$511
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$556
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$480
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$759
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$722
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$668
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$589
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$541
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$522
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$541
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$646
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$549
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$579
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$582
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$521
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$576
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$546