Australia vs Cuba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Cuba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$1188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4963
$2772
🏠 One person rent
$1235
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$2059
$949
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3791
$53.8
💸 GDP per capita
$64821
$9605
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
5.2
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
78.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
41
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
6%
🎓 Higher education
98
57
😀 Quality of life
95
32
🏙️ Population
26.5M
11M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2121) is 78% more expensive than in Cuba ($1188). Australia ranked 12th 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 1.8 months in Australia compared to 0 months in Cuba. Ranked 3rd and 142nd 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
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.8
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$7.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$2.86
 Cappuccino
$3.38
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1377
$572
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2515
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1692
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.8
$70.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
8.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5396
$327
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$11.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$2.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$5.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.42
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$3.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$3.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.1
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$76.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14725
$11260

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2539
4.84M
Melbourne
$2194
5.03M
Brisbane
$2016
2.71M
Perth
$2075
2.14M
Adelaide
$1978
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2239
608K
Canberra
$2023
381K
Wollongong
$1416
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1709
284K
Ipswich
$1677
233K
Hobart
$2106
197K
Townsville
$1667
174K
Geelong
$1981
180K
Newcastle
$1448
153K
Darwin
$1617
140K
Cairns
$1335
147K
Ballarat
$1390
116K
Bunbury
$1643
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1504
108K
Bendigo
$1291
103K
Melton
$1668
76.3K
Launceston
$1651
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1963
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1411
63.2K
Pakenham
$1654
54.1K
Tarneit
$1625
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1638
57.7K
Berwick
$1643
50.3K
Frankston
$1671
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1440
30.8K

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$926
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1415
445K
Holguin
$1266
350K
Camaguey
$1531
322K
Santa Clara
$1058
247K
Bayamo
$1166
235K
Guantanamo
$1561
228K
Las Tunas
$1561
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1071
189K
Cienfuegos
$865
165K
Matanzas
$1273
152K
Manzanillo
$2763
151K
Ciego de Avila
$1258
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1211
139K
Palma Soriano
$1272
120K
Cardenas
$1214
86.7K
Moa
$1830
73.1K
Florida
$1395
71.7K
Placetas
$1101
71.2K
Colon
$1122
68K
Guines
$1094
66.9K
Artemisa
$1017
59.1K
Yara
$2123
59.4K
Moron
$1259
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1107
43K