Guangzhou vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guangzhou	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$333	$490
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$860
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.2	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$55.8
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	97	47
😀 Quality of life	75	53
🏙️ Population	18.7M	2.49M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 25% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 6602nd and 5521st ($763 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 24th in China and Cuba, respectively. Check China vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.1 months in Havana. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 1036th and 6030th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Havana

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	Guangzhou	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.58	$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$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	$457	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$22.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$35.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.41%	8.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10222	$395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4345	$332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$6.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.06	$0.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.2	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$52.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15919	$13025

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$602
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$678
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$830
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$808
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$491
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$641
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$824
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$958
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1590
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$629
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2427
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$801
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$852
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$895
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$819
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$783
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1014
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$780
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$774
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$774
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$746
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$795
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$691
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$794
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$813
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$592
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$605
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$725
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$538
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$618
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$607
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$623
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$611
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$671

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