Belem vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belem	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$784	$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1751	$2272
🏠 One person rent	$413	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$676	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$226	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$312	$488
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	41	47
😀 Quality of life	45	68
🏙️ Population	1.3M	2.49M

The cost of living in Belem is 15% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 6728th and 6118th ($784 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 24th in Brazil and Cuba, respectively. Check Brazil vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belem compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Belem ranked 96th best city to live in Brazil vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 7040th and 4455th 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	$4.19	$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.53	$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$481	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$531	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.8	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.09%	9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1219	$509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.1	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.64	$6.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.52	$9.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$5.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.61	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.72	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.8	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.7	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$0.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$63.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$35.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$34.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.7	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$102	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3163	$8426

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$660
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$646
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$620
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$643
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$645
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$643
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$622
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$652
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$631
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$606
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$661
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$642
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$656
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$631
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$645
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$732
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$658
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$683
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$621
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$624
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$611
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$596
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$618
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$617
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$568
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$653
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$592
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$554
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$572
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$662
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$617
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$716
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1931
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$566
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$690
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1934
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$707

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1064
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1014
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1157
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1114
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3002
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3343
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2905
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2774
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2622
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2545
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3178
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2548
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2726
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2788
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2795
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2598
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2794
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2741
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3076
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2854