Cost of living comparison

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Madrid vs. Havana Cost of Living Summary

Madrid is 2.7 times more expensive than Havana.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Madrid
Groceries: pay 18.4% more in Madrid
Transportation: pay 60.5% more in Madrid
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Madrid
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Madrid
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0 times more in Madrid
Clothing: pay 73.5% more in Madrid

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Madrid are more expensive than in Havana. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Madrid.

Madrid vs. Havana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Madrid instead of Havana, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Havana	Madrid
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.40 CUC4.40	$18.10 €15.61	+311.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 CUC5.00	$11.68 €10.07	+133.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CUC2.08	$3.13 €2.70	+50.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 CUC1.25	$2.19 €1.89	+75.3%
Average			+142.8%

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pay 18.4% more for groceries

	Havana	Madrid
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 CUC1.22	$1.71 €1.48	+40.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.89 CUC2.89	$7.25 €6.25	+151.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.68 CUC10.68	$4.61 €3.97	-56.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.15 CUC4.15	$3.36 €2.89	-19.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 CUC2.49	$4.05 €3.50	+62.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 CUC2.27	$1.18 €1.02	-48.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 CUC0.59	$1.02 €0.88	+73.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 CUC1.36	$1.19 €1.03	-12.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 CUC1.00	$1.26 €1.09	+26.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 CUC0.95	$0.94 €0.81	-1.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 CUC1.17	$1.01 €0.87	-13.7%
Average			+18.4%

Havana vs. Madrid - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.5% more for transportation

	Havana	Madrid
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 CUC4.77	$7.08 €6.10	+48.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 CUC25.00	$45.84 €39.53	+83.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	$38,541.72 €33,235.57	-35.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.60 CUC6.60	$16.23 €14.00	+146.0%
Average			+60.5%

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Havana	Madrid
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.00 CUC75.00	$34.54 €29.78	-54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$251.37 CUC251.37	$1,540.98 €1,328.83	+513.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.73 CUC322.73	$1,118.82 €964.79	+246.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.15 CUC27.15	$153.78 €132.61	+466.5%
Average			+293.1%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Havana	Madrid
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.00 CUC112.00	$673.20 €580.51	+501.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,500.00 CUC8,500.00	$13,119.76 €11,313.52	+54.4%
Average			+277.8%

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pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Havana	Madrid
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 CUC2.00	$4.50 €3.88	+124.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.01 CUC1.01	$3.20 €2.76	+217.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 CUC4.00	$7.01 €6.04	+75.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 CUC37.75	$51.05 €44.03	+35.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.00 CUC1.00	$11.68 €10.07	+1067.9%
Average			+304.1%

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pay 73.5% more for clothing

	Havana	Madrid
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.75 CUC34.75	$98.88 €85.27	+184.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.75 CUC37.75	$41.27 €35.59	+9.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.00 CUC75.00	$107.49 €92.69	+43.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 CUC80.00	$125.44 €108.17	+56.8%
Average			+73.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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