Foshan vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Foshan	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$627	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1823	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$234	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.7	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$798	$553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	46
😀 Quality of life	72	54
🏙️ Population	9.5M	2.49M

The cost of living in Foshan is 42% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 7755th and 5103rd ($627 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 24th in China and Cuba, respectively. Check China vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 2991st and 6382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Havana

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	Foshan	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.7	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.4	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.85%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4322	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.36	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.9	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.37	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$453	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22953	$7234

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$785
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$873
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$548
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$694
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$801
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$858
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1734
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$995
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$638
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2396
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$908
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$777
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$828
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$793
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$766
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$778
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$954
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$802
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$797
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$751
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$739
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$600
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$682
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$473
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$714
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$758
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$474
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$612
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$528
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$620
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$601
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$648
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$602
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$711
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$679

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