Havana vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Havana	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2412	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$421	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$682	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.8	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$419	$495
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	25
😀 Quality of life	53	60
🏙️ Population	2.49M	2.3M

The cost of living in Havana is 21% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 5709th and 6673rd ($993 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 22nd in Cuba and Brazil, respectively. Check Cuba vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Havana compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Manaus ranked 30th in Brazil, while ranked 6482nd and 5988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Manaus

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	Havana	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.77	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.5	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.02	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$1.17	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$754
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.4	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.15%	10.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$383	$1665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$432	$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.7	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.52	$7.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.21	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.9	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.02	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.28	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.13	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.5	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.4	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8521	$4934

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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

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$726
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$734
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$728
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$743
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$750
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$753
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$659
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$676
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$740
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$701
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$649
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$669
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$636
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$624
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1180
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$607
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$638
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$649
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$572
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$756
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$662
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1181
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$877
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$666
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$643
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1996
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$697
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1979
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$788
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$794
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$789
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$702