Dongguan vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$2272
🏠 One person rent	$263	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$488
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	69	47
😀 Quality of life	72	68
🏙️ Population	10.5M	2.49M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 28% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 7341st and 6118th ($662 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 24th in China and Cuba, respectively. Check China vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 3389th and 4455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Havana

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	Dongguan	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$6.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$5.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$0.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$63.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$35.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$34.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$8426

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

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