Havana vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$472	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	96
😀 Quality of life	54	75
🏙️ Population	2.49M	11.5M

The cost of living in Havana is 5% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5103rd and 4918th ($1073 vs $1126) 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 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6382nd and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Sao Paulo

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	Havana	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.33	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$15990

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1213
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1168
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1163
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1196
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1160
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2957
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3151
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2843
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2747
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2636
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2483
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3216
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2487
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2747
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2808
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2756
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2589
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2802
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2721
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2958
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2607

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720