Brasilia vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brasilia	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2464	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$415	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$714	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$570	$419
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	28	46
😀 Quality of life	62	53
🏙️ Population	3M	2.49M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 7% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 6162nd and 5709th ($928 vs $993) 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 0.4 months in Havana. Brasilia ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 5658th and 6482nd 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	$7.88	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.86	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$8.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.66	$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.46	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$1.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17134	$8521

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1141
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1091
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1199
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1155
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2932
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3170
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2831
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2761
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2620
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2502
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3297
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2465
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2509
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2738
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2775
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2739
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2586
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2767
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2713
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2963
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2690