Guarulhos vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guarulhos	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$926
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$189	$373
🏘️ Family rent	$596	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$330	$53.9
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	94	47
😀 Quality of life	59	53
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.49M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 29% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 7119th and 5902nd ($662 vs $926) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd 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 0.1 months in Havana. Guarulhos ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 5407th and 6054th 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	$6.9	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.4	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.97	$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$1.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$1018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$488	$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$35
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1562	$396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1090	$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.3	$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.85	$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.65	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$6.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.78	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.18	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.4	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$0.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.8	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.81	$34.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8512	$10030

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$976
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$622
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$605
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$618
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$615
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$636
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$647
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$661
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$703
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$628
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$621
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$568
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$600
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$612
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$614
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$603
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$732
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$609
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$654
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$639
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$621

Cities near Havana

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