Dubai vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dubai	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2420	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5315	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1634	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$2835	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$459	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4093	$419
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	66	46
😀 Quality of life	90	53
🏙️ Population	3.94M	2.49M

The cost of living in Dubai is 144% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 1039th and 5709th ($2420 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in the United Arab Emirates and Cuba, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.4 months in Havana. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 203rd and 6482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Havana

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	Dubai	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.33	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$6.31	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1988	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1244	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3617	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2237	$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$94	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7290	$383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4052	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.52	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.09	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.5	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$1.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.5	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.2	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$829	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16876	$8521

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1473
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2183
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1214
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1457
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1080
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$796
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$2014
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1135
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1923
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$545
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$541
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$575
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$545
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1309
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1109
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1192
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$563
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$931
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$575
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1037
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$565
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$823
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$547
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$627
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$761
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$489
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$465
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$487
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$813
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$565
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$492

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