Brasilia vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$2272
🏠 One person rent	$386	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$488
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	28	47
😀 Quality of life	61	68
🏙️ Population	2.82M	2.49M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 4% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 6320th and 6118th ($882 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 24th in Brazil and Cuba, respectively. Check Brazil vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 5763rd and 4455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Havana

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	Brasilia	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$6.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$9.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$5.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$0.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$63.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$35.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$34.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$8426

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$714
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$531
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$682
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$805
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$656
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$665
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$653
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$629
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$593
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$670
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$588
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$647
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$611
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$552
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$655
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$642
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$606
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$574
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$600
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$583
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$552
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$604
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$635
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$568
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$609
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$561
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$619
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$613
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$750
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$688
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$582
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$629

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