Brasilia vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brasilia	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2550	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$443	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$891	$553
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	28	46
😀 Quality of life	66	54
🏙️ Population	3M	2.49M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 11% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 5856th and 5103rd ($958 vs $1073) 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 0.9 months in Brasilia compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 5032nd and 6382nd 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	$8.07	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.23	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$547	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2461	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1684	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.7	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.4	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$710	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17564	$7234

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$763
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$575
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$725
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$800
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$704
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$712
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$703
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$680
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$625
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$728
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$639
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$651
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$639
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$626
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$622
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$653
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$676
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$623
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$659
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$640
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$597
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$645
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$693
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$618
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$665
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$616
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$672
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$638
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$669
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$764
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$715
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$636
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$686

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