Havana vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Havana	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1001	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2669	$2648
🏠 One person rent	$409	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$776	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$398	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.4	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3452	$359
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	47	94
😀 Quality of life	78	62
🏙️ Population	2.49M	6.78M

The cost of living in Havana is 1% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 5313th and 5234th ($1001 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 2nd in Cuba and Brazil, respectively. Check Cuba vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.4 months in Havana compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 567th and 5089th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Havana	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.99	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.23	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.36	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1014	$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$613	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.8	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.2	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.34%	10.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$2527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$348	$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$55.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.96	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.93	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.31	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.97	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.92	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.37	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.99	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.1	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.4	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.7	$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15283	$10845

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1138
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1092
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1182
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1220
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1209
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$3241
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1371
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4065
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3152
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2904
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2752
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2565
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3068
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2780
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2608
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2705
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2738
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2714
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2611
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2610
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2647
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2611
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2883

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$778
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$688
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$710
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$887
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$645
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$619
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$717
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$531
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$606
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$691
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$702
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$711
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$496
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$560
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$633
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$638
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$685
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$616
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$617
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$465
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$701
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$669
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$631
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$681
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$591
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$674
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$579
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$541
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$775
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$620