Havana vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Havana Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2527
$1824
🏠 One person rent
$490
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$860
$513
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.2
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.8
$437
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
47
56
😀 Quality of life
53
58
🏙️ Population
2.49M
2.42M

The cost of living in Havana is 38% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 5521st and 6712th ($1024 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 23rd 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 Salvador. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 6030th and 5558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Salvador

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Havana Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.37
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.75
 Cappuccino
$1.22
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.2
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$134
$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.37%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$395
$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$332
$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.6
$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.52
$5.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.27
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$6.96
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.94
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.43
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$0.86
$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.1
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$35.3
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.2
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.5
$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13025
$10964

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Guines
$1113
55 km or 34 mi Artemisa
$1076
81 km or 50 mi Matanzas
$1203
119 km or 74 mi Cardenas
$1182
156 km or 97 mi Colon
$1108
157 km or 97 mi Pinar del Rio
$1096
169 km or 105 mi Key West
$3014
226 km or 140 mi Cienfuegos
$878
237 km or 147 mi Sagua La Grande
$1110
260 km or 161 mi Santa Clara
$1053
292 km or 181 mi Placetas
$1103
322 km or 200 mi Homestead
$3991
328 km or 204 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
337 km or 210 mi Richmond West
$3058
340 km or 211 mi Cutler Bay
$3002
345 km or 215 mi Palmetto Bay
$2849
345 km or 215 mi Kendall West
$2808
358 km or 222 mi Sweetwater
$2644
359 km or 223 mi Coral Gables
$2803
360 km or 224 mi Doral
$2612
362 km or 225 mi Bonita Springs
$2570
366 km or 227 mi Miami
$3103
366 km or 228 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2551
368 km or 229 mi Hialeah
$2562
371 km or 230 mi Estero
$2591
371 km or 230 mi Miami Lakes
$2578
373 km or 232 mi Miami Beach
$2753
377 km or 234 mi Miami Gardens
$2645
377 km or 234 mi North Miami
$2671
379 km or 236 mi Miramar
$2717
381 km or 237 mi Pembroke Pines
$2898
381 km or 237 mi North Miami Beach
$2659
385 km or 239 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2682
385 km or 239 mi Cooper
$2691
386 km or 240 mi Weston
$2608
387 km or 240 mi Aventura
$2647
388 km or 241 mi Hallandale Beach
$2630
389 km or 242 mi Davie
$2623
389 km or 242 mi Hollywood
$2724
391 km or 243 mi Fort Myers
$2942

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Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$599
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$604
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$602
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$606
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$591
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$545
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$579
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$471
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$406
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$640
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$670
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$529
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$538
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$502
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$602
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$542
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$611
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$427
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$519
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$597
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$583
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$414
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$412
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$582
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$630
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$553
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$589
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$610
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$575
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$557
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$551
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$545
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$495
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$573
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$556
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$585
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$573
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$583
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$608
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610