Guarulhos vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guarulhos	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$753	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$211	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$349	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$419
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	46
😀 Quality of life	67	53
🏙️ Population	1.32M	2.49M

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 24% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 6972nd and 5709th ($753 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 56th 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 0.4 months in Havana. Guarulhos ranked 5th best city to live in Brazil vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 4893rd and 6482nd 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	$8.07	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.66	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.5	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1176	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.91	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$8.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.06	$1.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$379	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9734	$8521

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$724
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$684
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$742
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$713
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$746
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$753
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$782
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$883
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$741
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$750
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$651
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$841
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$715
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$695
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$882
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$703
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$751
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$756
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$716

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1141
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1091
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1199
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1155
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2932
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3170
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2831
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2761
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2620
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2502
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3297
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2465
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2509
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2738
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2775
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2739
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2586
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2767
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2713
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2963
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2690