Havana vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Havana Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1001
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2669
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$409
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$398
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.4
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3452
$2566
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
47
71
😀 Quality of life
78
74
🏙️ Population
2.49M
7.01M

The cost of living in Havana is 39% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5313th and 2922nd ($1001 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 3.4 months in Havana compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 567th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Havana Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.54
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.36
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1014
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.2
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.6
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.34%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$398
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$348
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.96
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.93
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$6.97
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$23
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.92
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$8.02
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.37
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$0.99
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.4
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.7
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15283
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Guines
$1138
55 km or 34 mi Artemisa
$1092
81 km or 50 mi Matanzas
$1182
119 km or 74 mi Cardenas
$1220
156 km or 97 mi Colon
$1209
157 km or 97 mi Pinar del Rio
$1137
169 km or 105 mi Key West
$3241
226 km or 140 mi Cienfuegos
$1247
237 km or 147 mi Sagua La Grande
$1269
260 km or 161 mi Santa Clara
$1312
292 km or 181 mi Placetas
$1371
322 km or 200 mi Homestead
$4065
328 km or 204 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1507
337 km or 210 mi Richmond West
$3152
340 km or 211 mi Cutler Bay
$3104
345 km or 215 mi Palmetto Bay
$2924
345 km or 215 mi Kendall West
$2904
358 km or 222 mi Sweetwater
$2771
359 km or 223 mi Coral Gables
$2809
360 km or 224 mi Doral
$2752
362 km or 225 mi Bonita Springs
$2565
366 km or 227 mi Miami
$3068
366 km or 228 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2722
368 km or 229 mi Hialeah
$2780
371 km or 230 mi Estero
$2608
371 km or 230 mi Miami Lakes
$2711
373 km or 232 mi Miami Beach
$2770
377 km or 234 mi Miami Gardens
$2705
377 km or 234 mi North Miami
$2705
379 km or 236 mi Miramar
$2738
381 km or 237 mi Pembroke Pines
$2900
381 km or 237 mi North Miami Beach
$2644
385 km or 239 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2686
385 km or 239 mi Cooper
$2714
386 km or 240 mi Weston
$2611
387 km or 240 mi Aventura
$2610
388 km or 241 mi Hallandale Beach
$2569
389 km or 242 mi Davie
$2647
389 km or 242 mi Hollywood
$2611
391 km or 243 mi Fort Myers
$2883

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561