Dongguan vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dongguan	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$694	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2019	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$265	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$459	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$847	$553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	67	46
😀 Quality of life	71	54
🏙️ Population	10.5M	2.49M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 35% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 7308th and 5103rd ($694 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 24th in China and Cuba, respectively. Check China vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 3241st and 6382nd 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	$2.21	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.14	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.6	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.7	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5717	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.45	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.4	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.9	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$496	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25442	$7234

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$785
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$995
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$627
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$638
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$873
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$678
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2396
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1734
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$801
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$777
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$858
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$954
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$793
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$908
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$766
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$600
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$828
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$778
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$473
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$682
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$474
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$612
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$739
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$802
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$797
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$758
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$751
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$705
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$714
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$528
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$648
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$602
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$601
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$620

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