Cost of living comparison

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Havana vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Havana is 68.7% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants
pay 3.1 times more in Havana
Groceries
pay 47.7% more in Havana
Transportation
pay 19.5% more in Havana
Housing
pay 14.4% less in Havana
Childcare
pay 3.0 times more in Havana
Entertainment and Sports
pay 8.2% more in Havana
Clothing
pay 14.6% more in Havana

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

Havana vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

 
Abuja
Havana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.29
NGN4,977.78
$4.40
CUC4.40
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.58
NGN8,431.25
$6.50
CUC6.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.50
NGN751.13
$2.20
CUC2.20

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pay 47.7% more for groceries

 
Abuja
Havana
Bread
1 loaf
$1.33
NGN2,016.58
$1.06
CUC1.06
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.25
NGN1,888.94
$2.50
CUC2.50
Milk (1 gallon) $10.91
NGN16,480.57
$12.48
CUC12.48

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pay 19.5% more for transportation

 
Abuja
Havana
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.92
NGN4,408.98
$4.71
CUC4.71
Monthly public transit pass ?? $25.00
CUC25.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $60,000.00
CUC60,000.00

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pay 14.4% less for housing

 
Abuja
Havana
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$41.56
NGN62,804.42
$75.00
CUC75.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,461.96
NGN3,720,395.05
$363.87
CUC363.87
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,158.05
NGN1,749,991.38
$289.40
CUC289.40

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

 
Abuja
Havana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $133.90
NGN202,350.03
$112.00
CUC112.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,965.88
NGN2,970,735.85
$10,000.00
CUC10,000.00

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pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Abuja
Havana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.20
NGN1,806.78
$2.00
CUC2.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.64
NGN2,484.49
$1.21
CUC1.21
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.00
NGN3,022.30
$4.00
CUC4.00

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pay 14.6% more for clothing

 
Abuja
Havana
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$29.79
NGN45,014.66
$39.75
CUC39.75
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.76
NGN43,466.58
$33.67
CUC33.67
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$68.91
NGN104,129.95
$76.25
CUC76.25

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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: March 2025
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