Doha vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Doha	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2014	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4398	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$2333	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$406	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2972	$419
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	41	46
😀 Quality of life	84	53
🏙️ Population	1.19M	2.49M

The cost of living in Doha is 103% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 1994th and 5709th ($2014 vs $993) 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 0.4 months in Havana. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 537th and 6482nd 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	$8.75	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.5	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$6.17	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1589	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1123	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1972	$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86.8	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.02%	9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4680	$383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3108	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.6	$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.67	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.56	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$136	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$1.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$769	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11285	$8521

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1923
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1109
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1192
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1309
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$931
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1037
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$823
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$928
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2420
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1473
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2183
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$545
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$465
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$489
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1457
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$541
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$523
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1214
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$565
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1632
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$547
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$487
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$707
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$492
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$545
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$556
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$796
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$861

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1141
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1091
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1199
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1155
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2932
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3170
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2831
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2761
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2620
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2502
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3297
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2465
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2509
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2738
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2775
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2739
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2586
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2767
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2713
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2963
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2690