Havana vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Havana Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$918
$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2272
$2682
🏠 One person rent
$375
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$620
$872
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$701
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
47
95
😀 Quality of life
68
69
🏙️ Population
2.49M
11.5M

The cost of living in Havana is 13% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6118th and 5192nd ($918 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 4455th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Havana Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.37
$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.01
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.9
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$509
$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.6
$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.81
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.34
$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.97
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.7
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$0.99
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.4
$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$35.4
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.8
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8426
$15428

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Guines
$1064
55 km or 34 mi Artemisa
$1014
81 km or 50 mi Matanzas
$1164
119 km or 74 mi Cardenas
$1157
156 km or 97 mi Colon
$1114
157 km or 97 mi Pinar del Rio
$1057
169 km or 105 mi Key West
$3002
226 km or 140 mi Cienfuegos
$855
237 km or 147 mi Sagua La Grande
$1146
260 km or 161 mi Santa Clara
$1154
292 km or 181 mi Placetas
$1097
322 km or 200 mi Homestead
$3343
328 km or 204 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1221
337 km or 210 mi Richmond West
$2905
340 km or 211 mi Cutler Bay
$2885
345 km or 215 mi Palmetto Bay
$2818
345 km or 215 mi Kendall West
$2774
358 km or 222 mi Sweetwater
$2649
359 km or 223 mi Coral Gables
$2846
360 km or 224 mi Doral
$2622
362 km or 225 mi Bonita Springs
$2545
366 km or 227 mi Miami
$3178
366 km or 228 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2543
368 km or 229 mi Hialeah
$2471
371 km or 230 mi Estero
$2548
371 km or 230 mi Miami Lakes
$2588
373 km or 232 mi Miami Beach
$2839
377 km or 234 mi Miami Gardens
$2705
377 km or 234 mi North Miami
$2726
379 km or 236 mi Miramar
$2788
381 km or 237 mi Pembroke Pines
$2977
381 km or 237 mi North Miami Beach
$2773
385 km or 239 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2813
385 km or 239 mi Cooper
$2795
386 km or 240 mi Weston
$2598
387 km or 240 mi Aventura
$2794
388 km or 241 mi Hallandale Beach
$2845
389 km or 242 mi Davie
$2741
389 km or 242 mi Hollywood
$3076
391 km or 243 mi Fort Myers
$2854

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$737
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$701
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$697
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$698
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$690
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$712
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$656
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$605
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$691
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$687
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$704
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$830
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$671
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$699
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$643
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$699
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$665
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$706
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$639
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$780
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$671
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$654
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$689
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$702
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$666
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$693
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$678
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$664
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$685
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$687
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$657
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$741
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$737
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$618
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$673
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$648
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$816
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$638
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$659
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$666