Dubai vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$2527
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$860
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$55.8
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
64
47
😀 Quality of life
86
53
🏙️ Population
3.33M
2.49M

The cost of living in Dubai is 126% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 1098th and 5521st ($2309 vs $1024) 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.1 months in Havana. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 306th and 6030th 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
$10.5
$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$1.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$22.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$35.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
8.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$6.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$0.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$49.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$52.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$13025

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Havana

Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Guines
$1113
55 km or 34 mi Artemisa
$1076
81 km or 50 mi Matanzas
$1203
119 km or 74 mi Cardenas
$1182
156 km or 97 mi Colon
$1108
157 km or 97 mi Pinar del Rio
$1096
169 km or 105 mi Key West
$3014
226 km or 140 mi Cienfuegos
$878
237 km or 147 mi Sagua La Grande
$1110
260 km or 161 mi Santa Clara
$1053
292 km or 181 mi Placetas
$1103
322 km or 200 mi Homestead
$3991
328 km or 204 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
337 km or 210 mi Richmond West
$3058
340 km or 211 mi Cutler Bay
$3002
345 km or 215 mi Palmetto Bay
$2849
345 km or 215 mi Kendall West
$2808
358 km or 222 mi Sweetwater
$2644
359 km or 223 mi Coral Gables
$2803
360 km or 224 mi Doral
$2612
362 km or 225 mi Bonita Springs
$2570
366 km or 227 mi Miami
$3103
366 km or 228 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2551
368 km or 229 mi Hialeah
$2562
371 km or 230 mi Estero
$2591
371 km or 230 mi Miami Lakes
$2578
373 km or 232 mi Miami Beach
$2753
377 km or 234 mi Miami Gardens
$2645
377 km or 234 mi North Miami
$2671
379 km or 236 mi Miramar
$2717
381 km or 237 mi Pembroke Pines
$2898
381 km or 237 mi North Miami Beach
$2659
385 km or 239 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2682
385 km or 239 mi Cooper
$2691
386 km or 240 mi Weston
$2608
387 km or 240 mi Aventura
$2647
388 km or 241 mi Hallandale Beach
$2630
389 km or 242 mi Davie
$2623
389 km or 242 mi Hollywood
$2724
391 km or 243 mi Fort Myers
$2942