Australia vs Cuba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Cuba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2460
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5814
$2752
🏠 One person rent
$1470
$664
🏘️ Family rent
$2471
$864
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$241
$76.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4220
$539
💸 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 %
91.1%
6%
🎓 Higher education
98
55
😀 Quality of life
97
52
🏙️ Population
27.2M
11M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2460) is 90% more expensive than in Cuba ($1295). Australia ranked 11th vs 56th 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 0.4 months in Cuba. Ranked 4th and 87th 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
$16.2
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$3.17
 Cappuccino
$4.03
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1204
$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2994
$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2097
$1012
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
8.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8713
$335
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6062
$356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.4
$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$13.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$4.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$9.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.85
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$5.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.91
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.41
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.3
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$5.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$66.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.8
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2231
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20538
$9832

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2543
5.35M
Sydney
$2844
5.45M
Brisbane
$2323
2.71M
Perth
$2562
2.14M
Adelaide
$2355
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2530
608K
Canberra
$2258
381K
Wollongong
$1695
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1838
284K
Ipswich
$1825
233K
Hobart
$2364
197K
Townsville
$2015
174K
Cairns
$1851
147K
Darwin
$2065
140K
Geelong
$2179
180K
Newcastle
$1995
153K
Launceston
$1728
80.9K
Toowoomba
$1720
108K
Ballarat
$1606
116K
Bunbury
$1831
75.2K
Bendigo
$1493
103K
Melton
$1896
76.3K
Rockhampton
$1642
63.2K
Tarneit
$1813
56.4K
Pakenham
$1936
54.1K
Hervey Bay
$1883
57.7K
Berwick
$1915
50.3K
Blacktown
$1709
51K
Orange
$1460
41.2K
Gladstone
$1643
34.7K

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$1073
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1650
506K
Holguin
$1352
350K
Camaguey
$1619
322K
Santa Clara
$1158
247K
Bayamo
$1163
235K
Guantanamo
$1673
228K
Las Tunas
$1575
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1212
189K
Cienfuegos
$886
165K
Manzanillo
$2774
151K
Matanzas
$1163
152K
Ciego de Avila
$1322
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1232
139K
Palma Soriano
$1274
120K
Artemisa
$1168
86.4K
Cardenas
$1196
86.7K
Moa
$1888
73.1K
Placetas
$1090
71.2K
Florida
$1522
71.7K
Colon
$1160
68K
Guines
$1213
66.9K
Yara
$2128
59.4K
Moron
$1319
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1165
43K