Havana vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Havana	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1024	$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2527	$3407
🏠 One person rent	$490	$921
🏘️ Family rent	$860	$1393
🍽️ Food expenses	$351	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$55.8	$2861
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	47	71
😀 Quality of life	53	77
🏙️ Population	2.49M	7.01M

The cost of living in Havana is 35% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5521st and 3292nd ($1024 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Cuba and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Cuba vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Havana compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6030th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Riyadh

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	Havana	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.37	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.22	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$328	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$334	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.9	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.2	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.37%	5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$395	$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.6	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.52	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6.96	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.94	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.43	$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$0.86	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.1	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.3	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$52.5	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13025	$10359

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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

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$940
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$828
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$870
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$989
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$878
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1218
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1226
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1810
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1719
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$944
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$713
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$548
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$557
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$879
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$895
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$541
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$853
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$537
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$507
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$586
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$588
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$940
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$558
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$895
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$561
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$489