Havana vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$2000
🏠 One person rent	$472	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$505
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	25
😀 Quality of life	54	60
🏙️ Population	2.49M	2.3M

The cost of living in Havana is 27% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 5103rd and 6589th ($1073 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 18th in Cuba and Brazil, respectively. Check Cuba vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Havana compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Manaus ranked 31st in Brazil, while ranked 6382nd and 5837th 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	$4.33	$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$486
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$830
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$1722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$8.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$3.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$4970

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1213
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1168
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1163
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1196
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1160
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2957
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3151
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2843
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2747
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2636
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2483
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3216
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2487
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2747
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2808
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2756
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2589
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2802
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2721
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2958
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2607

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$744
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$747
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$744
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$750
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$755
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$667
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$669
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$744
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$716
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$665
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$667
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1236
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$618
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$649
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$655
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$575
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$780
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$670
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1212
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$914
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$670
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$652
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1966
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$709
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1941
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$793
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$815
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$812
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$709