Guangzhou vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1001
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2669
🏠 One person rent
$333
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$94.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$3452
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
97
47
😀 Quality of life
75
78
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.49M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 26% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 6607th and 5313th ($742 vs $1001) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 25th in China and Cuba, respectively. Check China vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 3.4 months in Havana. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 955th and 567th 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
$4.17
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1014
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$35.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
8.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$348
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$5.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$6.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$9.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$4.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$0.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$30.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$39.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$92.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$15283

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Havana

Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Guines
$1138
55 km or 34 mi Artemisa
$1092
81 km or 50 mi Matanzas
$1182
119 km or 74 mi Cardenas
$1220
156 km or 97 mi Colon
$1209
157 km or 97 mi Pinar del Rio
$1137
169 km or 105 mi Key West
$3241
226 km or 140 mi Cienfuegos
$1247
237 km or 147 mi Sagua La Grande
$1269
260 km or 161 mi Santa Clara
$1312
292 km or 181 mi Placetas
$1371
322 km or 200 mi Homestead
$4065
328 km or 204 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1507
337 km or 210 mi Richmond West
$3152
340 km or 211 mi Cutler Bay
$3104
345 km or 215 mi Palmetto Bay
$2924
345 km or 215 mi Kendall West
$2904
358 km or 222 mi Sweetwater
$2771
359 km or 223 mi Coral Gables
$2809
360 km or 224 mi Doral
$2752
362 km or 225 mi Bonita Springs
$2565
366 km or 227 mi Miami
$3068
366 km or 228 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2722
368 km or 229 mi Hialeah
$2780
371 km or 230 mi Estero
$2608
371 km or 230 mi Miami Lakes
$2711
373 km or 232 mi Miami Beach
$2770
377 km or 234 mi Miami Gardens
$2705
377 km or 234 mi North Miami
$2705
379 km or 236 mi Miramar
$2738
381 km or 237 mi Pembroke Pines
$2900
381 km or 237 mi North Miami Beach
$2644
385 km or 239 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2686
385 km or 239 mi Cooper
$2714
386 km or 240 mi Weston
$2611
387 km or 240 mi Aventura
$2610
388 km or 241 mi Hallandale Beach
$2569
389 km or 242 mi Davie
$2647
389 km or 242 mi Hollywood
$2611
391 km or 243 mi Fort Myers
$2883