Baghdad vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baghdad	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$859	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2087	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$386	$490
🏘️ Family rent	$730	$860
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$476	$55.8
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	59	47
😀 Quality of life	52	53
🏙️ Population	8.13M	2.49M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 16% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 6246th and 5521st ($859 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 24th in Iraq and Cuba, respectively. Check Iraq vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.1 months in Havana. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 6059th and 6030th 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	$4.99	$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.14	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$1.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$841	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$509	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.3	$22.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$35.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.71%	8.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$924	$332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.5	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.97	$6.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.2	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.22	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.49	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$0.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.3	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$153	$52.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3224	$13025

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Cities near Baghdad

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Ctesiphon	$737
33 km or 21 mi	Abu Ghraib	$959
47 km or 29 mi	Al-Karmah	$827
49 km or 30 mi	Baqubah	$655
59 km or 37 mi	Fallujah	$811
89 km or 55 mi	Karbala	$579
96 km or 60 mi	Hillah	$648
104 km or 65 mi	Ramadi	$762
106 km or 66 mi	Samarra	$675
147 km or 91 mi	Kufa	$566
147 km or 91 mi	Najaf	$585
155 km or 96 mi	Tikrit	$636
159 km or 99 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$495
160 km or 100 mi	Kut	$631
190 km or 118 mi	Ilam	$675
235 km or 146 mi	Kirkuk	$498
240 km or 149 mi	Samawah	$586
262 km or 163 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Kermanshah	$963
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Amarah	$680
308 km or 191 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
318 km or 198 mi	Erbil	$876
322 km or 200 mi	Sanandaj	$449
324 km or 201 mi	Baneh	$581
356 km or 221 mi	Mosul	$596
364 km or 226 mi	Saqqez	$597
365 km or 227 mi	Khorramabad	$559
378 km or 235 mi	Piranshahr	$490
378 km or 235 mi	Mahabad	$466
381 km or 236 mi	Andimeshk	$583
387 km or 241 mi	Dezful	$588
389 km or 242 mi	Bukan	$615
404 km or 251 mi	Sinjar	$680
406 km or 252 mi	Borujerd	$513
410 km or 255 mi	Duhok	$652
411 km or 255 mi	Hamadan	$453
420 km or 261 mi	Malayer	$470
431 km or 268 mi	Miandoab	$667
433 km or 269 mi	Dorud	$518

Cities near Havana

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