Dublin vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dublin	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2992	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6629	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$1987	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$3461	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$663	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$419
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	96	46
😀 Quality of life	95	53
🏙️ Population	593K	2.49M

The cost of living in Dublin is 201% more expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 223rd and 5709th ($2992 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.4 months in Havana. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 36th and 6482nd 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	$20.5	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.7	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.58	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2108	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3809	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2999	$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$249	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8392	$383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6209	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.36	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.1	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.04	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$1.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1316	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10947	$8521

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2472
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2515
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2627
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2179
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2055
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2074
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1945
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1954
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2265
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1496
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1769
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2236
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2978
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1764
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1620
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1718
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1873
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1862
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1888
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1998
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1893
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1861
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1677
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2524
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1784
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1804
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2047
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1815
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1686
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1907
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1928
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1873
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1754
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1819
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1718

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