Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Cuba
  3. Havana
  4. China
  5. Beijing
  6. Comparison
CUC
COMPARED TO
CNY

Beijing is 3.6 times more expensive than Havana.

If you lived in Beijing instead of Havana, you would:
local_dining

pay 43.6% less for restaurants

  Havana help_outline Beijing help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.00
$6.00
$5.46
CN¥37.06
-8.9%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.00
$7.00
$5.46
CN¥37.06
-21.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.81
$1.81
$0.52
CN¥3.51
-71.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.18
$1.18
$0.33
CN¥2.21
-72.3%
Average -43.6%
Havana vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 41.5% more for groceries

  Havana help_outline Beijing help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.78
$0.78
$1.68
CN¥11.40
+116.7%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.42
$2.42
$8.24
CN¥55.89
+241.0%
Milk (1 gallon) $10.22
$10.22
$7.39
CN¥50.11
-27.7%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $0.74
$0.74
$2.13
CN¥14.46
+188.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.60
$2.60
$1.63
CN¥11.05
-37.4%
Apples (1 lb) $2.75
$2.75
$0.90
CN¥6.12
-67.2%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.39
$0.39
$0.66
CN¥4.47
+67.7%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.40
$0.40
$0.87
CN¥5.92
+120.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.03
$1.03
$0.60
CN¥4.07
-41.6%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.75
$0.75
$0.37
CN¥2.52
-50.3%
Onions (1 lb) $0.86
$0.86
$0.40
CN¥2.71
-53.6%
Average +41.5%
Havana vs. Beijing - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 19.3% more for transportation

  Havana help_outline Beijing help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.45
$4.45
$4.10
CN¥27.84
-7.7%
Monthly public transit pass $12.00
$12.00
$31.23
CN¥211.80
+160.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $82,500.00
$82,500.00
$21,859.29
CN¥148,258.44
-73.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $5.00
$5.00
$4.90
CN¥33.25
-1.9%
Average +19.3%
Havana vs. Beijing - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 79.6% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $163.33
$163.33
$18.04
CN¥122.34
-89.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $471.43
$471.43
$1,098.54
CN¥7,450.74
+133.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $254.29
$254.29
$643.77
CN¥4,366.29
+153.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $21.14
$21.14
$46.77
CN¥317.20
+121.2%
Average +79.6%
Havana vs. Beijing - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 15.9 times more for childcare

  Havana help_outline Beijing help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $26.25
$26.25
$788.36
CN¥5,346.96
+2903.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,375.00
$14,375.00
$25,488.98
CN¥172,876.44
+77.3%
Average +1490.3%
Havana vs. Beijing - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
$2.00
$1.56
CN¥10.59
-21.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.56
$1.56
$4.48
CN¥30.41
+187.9%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.00
$3.00
$3.12
CN¥21.18
+4.1%
Monthly membership at local gym $13.57
$13.57
$55.41
CN¥375.81
+308.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $1.25
$1.25
$8.98
CN¥60.89
+618.2%
Average +219.3%
Havana vs. Beijing - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 20.2% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $57.00
$57.00
$72.25
CN¥490.00
+26.7%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $55.99
$55.99
$38.65
CN¥262.12
-31.0%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $80.71
$80.71
$88.59
CN¥600.86
+9.8%
Men's business shoes (leather) $64.00
$64.00
$112.22
CN¥761.10
+75.3%
Average +20.2%
Havana vs. Beijing - Cost of clothing
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