Dhaka vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$926
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$118	$373
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$53.9
😷 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 54% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 8899th and 5902nd ($430 vs $926) 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 0.6 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 5971st and 6054th 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	$1.89	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$35
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$6.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$0.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$34.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$10030

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1094
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1017
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1273
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1214
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1122
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2897
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1101
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4044
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3092
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2805
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2553
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2581
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3075
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2381
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2611
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2660
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2732
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2710
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2590
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2731
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2681
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3016
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2945