Belem vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Belem	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1873	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$395	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$661	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.6	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$377	$553
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	41	46
😀 Quality of life	61	54
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.49M

The cost of living in Belem is 24% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 6712th and 5103rd ($812 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 24th in Brazil and Cuba, respectively. Check Brazil vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Belem compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Belem ranked 28th best city to live in Brazil vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 5761st and 6382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Belem	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$275	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$810	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.5	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.3	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1925	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1369	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.6	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.31	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.23	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.36	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.89	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.99	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.11	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.5	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.17	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.2	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.5	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3337	$7234

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$709
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$688
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$652
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$684
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$688
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$684
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$655
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$703
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$670
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$649
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$618
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$734
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$702
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$709
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$667
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$699
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$818
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$732
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$763
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$690
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$681
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$684
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$671
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$649
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$678
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$670
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$602
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$669
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$651
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$581
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$592
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$718
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$664
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$759
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1941
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$611
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$747
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1966
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$755

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