Havana vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Havana Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2527
$2565
🏠 One person rent
$490
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$860
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$351
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.2
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.8
$477
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
47
95
😀 Quality of life
53
63
🏙️ Population
2.49M
11.5M

The cost of living in Havana is 1% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5521st and 5616th ($1024 vs $1012) 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 0.1 months in Havana compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 6030th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Havana Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.37
$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.95
 Cappuccino
$1.22
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$328
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.2
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$134
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.37%
10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$395
$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$332
$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.6
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.52
$8.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.27
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$6.96
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.94
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.03
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.43
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$0.86
$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.1
$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$35.3
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.7
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.2
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.5
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13025
$13135

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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
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$716
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$665
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$691
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$674
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$644
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$686
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$657
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$573
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$663
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$640
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$627
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$738
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$640
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$639
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$643
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$640
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$639
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$631
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$633
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$621
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$656
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$606
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$647
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$645
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$641
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$679
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$636
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$639
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$661
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$674
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$640
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$698
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$742
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$595
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$630
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$653
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$746
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$650
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$638
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$629