Baghdad vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baghdad	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$976	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2187	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$501	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$815	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$648	$553
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	59	46
😀 Quality of life	60	54
🏙️ Population	8.13M	2.49M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 9% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 5729th and 5103rd ($976 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Iraq and Cuba, respectively. Check Iraq vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Baghdad compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 5887th and 6382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Havana

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	Baghdad	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.76	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.88	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$312	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$801	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$534	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.1	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.77%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1633	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.26	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.63	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.75	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.34	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.8	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.5	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3494	$7234

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$771
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$960
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$832
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$670
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$816
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$558
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$662
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$754
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$677
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$556
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$573
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$633
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$472
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$621
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$516
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$573
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$658
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$822
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$449
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$670
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$655
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$844
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$411
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$436
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$565
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$438
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$484
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$409
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$393
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$514
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$517
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$436
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$384
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$456
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$625
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$408
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$439
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$432
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$469

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