Havana vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Havana	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$926	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2500	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$373	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$803	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.6	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$53.9	$413
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	54
😀 Quality of life	53	54
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.49M

The cost of living in Havana is 38% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 5902nd and 7055th ($926 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 43rd in Cuba and Brazil, respectively. Check Cuba vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Havana compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 6054th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Recife

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	Havana	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.41	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.5	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.21	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1018	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$611	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.1	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.8	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$396	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$336	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.18	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.28	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.94	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.79	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.85	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.6	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.9	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10030	$14050

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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

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509