Dhaka vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$2272
🏠 One person rent	$141	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$488
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	73	47
😀 Quality of life	57	68
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.49M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 49% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 8829th and 6118th ($464 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Bangladesh and Cuba, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 6151st and 4455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Havana

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	Dhaka	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$6.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$9.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$5.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$0.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$63.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$35.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$34.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$8426

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Havana

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