Foshan vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Foshan	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$185	$490
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$860
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$55.8
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	47
😀 Quality of life	70	53
🏙️ Population	9.5M	2.49M

The cost of living in Foshan is 41% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 7753rd and 5521st ($602 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 24th in China and Cuba, respectively. Check China vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 0.1 months in Havana. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 2359th and 6030th 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	$3.6	$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$1.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.5	$22.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$35.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	8.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2043	$332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$6.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.08	$0.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.45	$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$52.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24357	$13025

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$808
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$824
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$641
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1590
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2427
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$801
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$819
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$852
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$783
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$780
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1014
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$774
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$774
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$794
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$746
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$726
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$795
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$691
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$725
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$813
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$592
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$605
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$538
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$623
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$607
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$618
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$611
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$671
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$660

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1113
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1076
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1203
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1182
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1108
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3014
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1103
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3991
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3058
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2808
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2612
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2570
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3103
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2562
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2591
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2671
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2717
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2691
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2608
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2647
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2623
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2724
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2942