Belem vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belem	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$770	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1609	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$417	$490
🏘️ Family rent	$586	$860
🍽️ Food expenses	$212	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$55.8
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	40	47
😀 Quality of life	41	53
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.49M

The cost of living in Belem is 25% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 6566th and 5521st ($770 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 24th in Brazil and Cuba, respectively. Check Brazil vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belem compared to 0.1 months in Havana. Belem ranked 56th best city to live in Brazil vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 6772nd and 6030th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Havana

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	Belem	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.31	$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.9	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$540	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$623	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$22.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$35.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.28%	8.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1839	$395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1093	$332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.9	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.63	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.11	$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$6.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.06	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.64	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.36	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$0.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.59	$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.1	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.6	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$101	$52.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3187	$13025

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$668
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$647
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$638
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$631
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$611
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$636
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$625
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$633
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$582
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$639
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$625
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$652
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$630
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$649
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$692
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$632
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$654
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$611
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$621
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$603
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$604
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$580
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$595
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$618
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$562
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$666
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$592
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$554
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$576
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$584
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$575
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$728
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1642
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$544
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$561
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1698
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$727

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1113
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1076
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1203
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1182
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1108
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3014
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1103
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3991
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3058
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2808
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2612
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2570
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3103
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2562
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2591
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2671
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2717
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2691
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2608
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2647
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2623
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2724
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2942