Havana vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Havana Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$983
$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2769
$2961
🏠 One person rent
$437
$748
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$369
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.4
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$472
$2297
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
47
70
😀 Quality of life
65
74
🏙️ Population
2.49M
7.01M

The cost of living in Havana is 28% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5623rd and 3710th ($983 vs $1360) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 0.5 months in Havana compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Havana ranked 1st best city to live in Cuba vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4591st and 1392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Havana Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.1
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$736
$862
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.4
$53.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.5
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.71%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$560
$1755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$409
$1136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.22
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.33
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.99
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.93
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$13
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.97
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.88
$5.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.6
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.01
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.8
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.1
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.2
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15191
$7248

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Guines
$993
55 km or 34 mi Artemisa
$962
81 km or 50 mi Matanzas
$891
119 km or 74 mi Cardenas
$975
156 km or 97 mi Colon
$993
157 km or 97 mi Pinar del Rio
$985
169 km or 105 mi Key West
$3140
226 km or 140 mi Cienfuegos
$1059
237 km or 147 mi Sagua La Grande
$1072
260 km or 161 mi Santa Clara
$1113
292 km or 181 mi Placetas
$1197
322 km or 200 mi Homestead
$2687
328 km or 204 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1388
337 km or 210 mi Richmond West
$2333
340 km or 211 mi Cutler Bay
$2184
345 km or 215 mi Palmetto Bay
$2264
345 km or 215 mi Kendall West
$2461
358 km or 222 mi Sweetwater
$2528
359 km or 223 mi Coral Gables
$2647
360 km or 224 mi Doral
$2520
362 km or 225 mi Bonita Springs
$2362
366 km or 227 mi Miami
$2988
366 km or 228 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2493
368 km or 229 mi Hialeah
$2559
371 km or 230 mi Estero
$2348
371 km or 230 mi Miami Lakes
$2497
373 km or 232 mi Miami Beach
$2643
377 km or 234 mi Miami Gardens
$2536
377 km or 234 mi North Miami
$2580
379 km or 236 mi Miramar
$2549
381 km or 237 mi Pembroke Pines
$2703
381 km or 237 mi North Miami Beach
$2564
385 km or 239 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2643
385 km or 239 mi Cooper
$2543
386 km or 240 mi Weston
$2592
387 km or 240 mi Aventura
$2550
388 km or 241 mi Hallandale Beach
$2497
389 km or 242 mi Davie
$2530
389 km or 242 mi Hollywood
$2528
391 km or 243 mi Fort Myers
$2369

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1022
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$901
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$926
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$962
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$898
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$872
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$772
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1023
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1326
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1194
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1940
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1894
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1380
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$931
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$675
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$663
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$795
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$693
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$536
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$869
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$545
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$935
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$749
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$571
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$653
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1062
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$727
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$621
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$537
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$977
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$782
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$668
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$939
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$922
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$673