Dhaka vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$121	$490
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$860
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$55.8
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	72	47
😀 Quality of life	54	53
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.49M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 58% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 8916th and 5521st ($428 vs $1024) 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 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.1 months in Havana. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 5968th and 6030th 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	$1.9	$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$22.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$35.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	8.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$6.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$0.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$52.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$13025

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

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