Australia vs Cuba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Cuba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2293
$1347
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5326
$2863
🏠 One person rent
$1346
$683
🏘️ Family rent
$2253
$816
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$480
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3598
$3237
💸 GDP per capita
$65100
$56496
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
5.2
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
73.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
42
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
6%
🎓 Higher education
98
58
😀 Quality of life
94
62
🏙️ Population
25.7M
11.2M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2293) is 70% more expensive than in Cuba ($1347). Australia ranked 10th vs 40th 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 1.6 months in Australia compared to 2.4 months in Cuba. Ranked 6th and 55th 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
$14.6
$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$8.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1435
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1105
$549
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2728
$925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1832
$649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
8.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10620
$429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7615
$310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$17.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.01
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$5.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$5.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27
$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$18.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$9.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$5.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.6
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$90.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15406
$14426

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2741
4.84M
Melbourne
$2356
4.53M
Brisbane
$2356
2.36M
Perth
$2292
2.14M
Adelaide
$2180
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2152
638K
Canberra
$2604
381K
Wollongong
$1430
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1843
284K
Ipswich
$1785
233K
Hobart
$2203
222K
Townsville
$1249
174K
Geelong
$1688
191K
Newcastle
$1461
153K
Darwin
$1859
140K
Cairns
$1397
147K
Launceston
$1723
106K
Ballarat
$1327
116K
Bendigo
$1317
103K
Bunbury
$1601
71.1K
Toowoomba
$1552
108K
Melton
$1708
72.2K
Rockhampton
$1413
63.2K
Wagga Wagga
$1528
67.4K
Pakenham
$1719
54.1K
Orange
$1463
41.2K
Tarneit
$1658
56.4K
Frankston
$1707
37.3K
Berwick
$1716
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1756
54.7K

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$1001
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1527
445K
Holguin
$1176
350K
Camaguey
$1869
322K
Santa Clara
$1312
247K
Bayamo
$2153
235K
Guantanamo
$1671
228K
Las Tunas
$1727
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1137
189K
Cienfuegos
$1247
165K
Manzanillo
$2841
151K
Matanzas
$1182
145K
Ciego de Avila
$1654
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1507
139K
Palma Soriano
$1536
125K
Cardenas
$1220
86.7K
Moa
$1872
73.1K
Florida
$1784
71.7K
Colon
$1209
71.6K
Placetas
$1371
71.2K
Guines
$1138
66.9K
Moron
$1626
59.4K
Artemisa
$1092
59.1K
Yara
$2555
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1269
56.1K