Doha vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Doha	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4575	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$2453	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$429	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3086	$553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	41	46
😀 Quality of life	83	54
🏙️ Population	1.19M	2.49M

The cost of living in Doha is 96% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 1744th and 5103rd ($2100 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Qatar and Cuba, respectively. Check Qatar vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Doha compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 513th and 6382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Havana

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	Doha	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.16	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.5	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1799	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1146	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3302	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.1	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.4	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$89.5	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.92%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4178	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2669	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.16	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.63	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10635	$7234

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$2015
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1062
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1218
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1340
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$965
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1059
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$778
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$917
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2470
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1543
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2356
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$494
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$454
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$457
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1455
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$497
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$471
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1173
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$505
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1628
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$485
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$459
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$703
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$469
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$521
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$522
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$797
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$861

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