Guarulhos vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$2272
🏠 One person rent	$195	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$488
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	47
😀 Quality of life	63	68
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.49M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 24% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 7112th and 6118th ($697 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 24th in Brazil and Cuba, respectively. Check Brazil vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Guarulhos compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 5499th and 4455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Havana

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	Guarulhos	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.18	$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$6.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$9.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$5.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$0.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$63.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$35.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$34.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$8426

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1064
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1014
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1157
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1114
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1057
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3002
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1146
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3343
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2905
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2774
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2622
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2545
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3178
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2548
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2726
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2788
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2795
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2598
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2794
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2741
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3076
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2854