Guangzhou vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$926
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$2500
🏠 One person rent
$352
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$53.9
😷 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 16% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 6548th and 5902nd ($774 vs $926) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1055th and 6054th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$1.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$1018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$35
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$6.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$0.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$34.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$10030

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Guines
$1094
55 km or 34 mi Artemisa
$1017
81 km or 50 mi Matanzas
$1273
119 km or 74 mi Cardenas
$1214
156 km or 97 mi Colon
$1122
157 km or 97 mi Pinar del Rio
$1071
169 km or 105 mi Key West
$2897
226 km or 140 mi Cienfuegos
$865
237 km or 147 mi Sagua La Grande
$1107
260 km or 161 mi Santa Clara
$1058
292 km or 181 mi Placetas
$1101
322 km or 200 mi Homestead
$4044
328 km or 204 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1211
337 km or 210 mi Richmond West
$3092
340 km or 211 mi Cutler Bay
$3032
345 km or 215 mi Palmetto Bay
$2865
345 km or 215 mi Kendall West
$2805
358 km or 222 mi Sweetwater
$2604
359 km or 223 mi Coral Gables
$2756
360 km or 224 mi Doral
$2553
362 km or 225 mi Bonita Springs
$2581
366 km or 227 mi Miami
$3075
366 km or 228 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2474
368 km or 229 mi Hialeah
$2381
371 km or 230 mi Estero
$2611
371 km or 230 mi Miami Lakes
$2528
373 km or 232 mi Miami Beach
$2762
377 km or 234 mi Miami Gardens
$2651
377 km or 234 mi North Miami
$2660
379 km or 236 mi Miramar
$2732
381 km or 237 mi Pembroke Pines
$2939
381 km or 237 mi North Miami Beach
$2714
385 km or 239 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2758
385 km or 239 mi Cooper
$2710
386 km or 240 mi Weston
$2590
387 km or 240 mi Aventura
$2731
388 km or 241 mi Hallandale Beach
$2793
389 km or 242 mi Davie
$2681
389 km or 242 mi Hollywood
$3016
391 km or 243 mi Fort Myers
$2945