Australia vs Cuba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Cuba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2425
$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5719
$2681
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$639
🏘️ Family rent
$2426
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4122
$256
💸 GDP per capita
$64604
$9605
😃 Human freedom index
8.79
5.2
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
78.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
40
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
6%
🎓 Higher education
98
55
😀 Quality of life
96
47
🏙️ Population
27.2M
11M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2425) is 93% more expensive than in Cuba ($1255). Australia ranked 12th vs 59th for Cuba in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Australia compared to 0.2 months in Cuba. Ranked 4th and 108th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Cuba

We calculate prices for Australia and Cuba as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 25 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Cuba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$35.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$3.39
 Cappuccino
$3.96
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1653
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2074
$884
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$82.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.88%
8.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8768
$359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.04
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$11.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.46
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$4.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.5
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.52
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$8.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$4.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$66.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22
$28.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.8
$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2052
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19056
$10513

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2496
5.35M
Sydney
$2844
5.45M
Brisbane
$2269
2.71M
Perth
$2448
2.14M
Adelaide
$2338
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2528
608K
Canberra
$2223
381K
Wollongong
$1695
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1835
284K
Ipswich
$1813
233K
Hobart
$2308
197K
Townsville
$1839
174K
Geelong
$2217
180K
Darwin
$1861
140K
Newcastle
$1997
153K
Cairns
$1695
147K
Ballarat
$1604
116K
Bunbury
$1838
75.2K
Bendigo
$1487
103K
Toowoomba
$1766
108K
Launceston
$1753
80.9K
Melton
$1906
76.3K
Rockhampton
$1635
63.2K
Hervey Bay
$1864
57.7K
Tarneit
$1822
56.4K
Blacktown
$1710
51K
Orange
$1477
41.2K
Bundaberg
$1727
70.5K
Gladstone
$1640
34.7K
Wagga Wagga
$1583
49.7K

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$993
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1647
445K
Holguin
$1355
350K
Camaguey
$1616
322K
Bayamo
$1165
235K
Santa Clara
$1157
247K
Guantanamo
$1664
228K
Las Tunas
$1579
202K
Manzanillo
$2770
151K
Pinar del Rio
$1138
189K
Sancti Spiritus
$1228
139K
Cienfuegos
$872
165K
Ciego de Avila
$1324
143K
Matanzas
$1164
152K
Palma Soriano
$1273
120K
Cardenas
$1199
86.7K
Guines
$1141
66.9K
Moa
$1888
73.1K
Placetas
$1097
71.2K
Moron
$1315
59.4K
Colon
$1155
68K
Artemisa
$1091
59.1K
Florida
$1519
71.7K
Yara
$2134
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1170
43K