Dublin vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$926
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$373
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$53.9
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	95	47
😀 Quality of life	96	53
🏙️ Population	593K	2.49M

The cost of living in Dublin is 184% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 605th and 5902nd ($2627 vs $926) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th in Ireland and Cuba, respectively. Check Ireland vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.1 months in Havana. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 17th and 6054th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Havana

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	Dublin	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$1.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$1018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$35
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$6.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$0.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$34.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$10030

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1094
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1017
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1273
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1214
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1122
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2897
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1101
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4044
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3092
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2805
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2553
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2581
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3075
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2381
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2611
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2660
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2732
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2710
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2590
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2731
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2681
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3016
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2945