Foshan vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Foshan	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1771	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$230	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$388	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.4	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$780	$419
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	46
😀 Quality of life	72	53
🏙️ Population	9.5M	2.49M

The cost of living in Foshan is 39% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 7844th and 5709th ($611 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd 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 0.4 months in Havana. Foshan ranked 14th best city to live in China vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 3253rd and 6482nd 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	$3.62	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.7	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4193	$383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1783	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.24	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.11	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.73	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.64	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.29	$1.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.5	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$444	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22493	$8521

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$782
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$848
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$534
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$666
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$795
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$844
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$674
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1718
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$832
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$621
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2415
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$896
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$765
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$816
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$807
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$760
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$769
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$943
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$790
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$789
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$738
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$730
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$589
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$673
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$464
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$699
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$814
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$465
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$602
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$533
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$608
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$587
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$638
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$609
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$694
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$664

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