Belarus vs Cuba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belarus Cuba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$715
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1856
$2752
🏠 One person rent
$314
$664
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$864
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.2
$76.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$672
$539
💸 GDP per capita
$8318
$9605
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
5.2
❤️ Life expectancy
74.2
78.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
31
40
🌐 English speaking %
12%
6%
🎓 Higher education
64
55
😀 Quality of life
54
52
🏙️ Population
9.13M
11M

The average cost of living in Belarus ($715) is 45% less expensive than in Cuba ($1295). Belarus ranked 152nd 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 0.9 months in Belarus compared to 0.4 months in Cuba. Ranked 80th and 87th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belarus vs Cuba

We calculate prices for Belarus and Cuba as a population-weighted mean of 10 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.

Belarus Cuba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.52
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.9
$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.17
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1012
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.7
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.41%
8.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1986
$335
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1476
$356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.5
$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$13.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$2.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$4.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.21
$9.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$5.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.99
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$5.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$66.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$382
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13495
$9832

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In Belarus

City Cost of living Population
Minsk
$924
2M
Mogilev
$669
353K
Gomel
$589
500K
Vitebsk
$355
358K
Grodno
$445
365K
Brest
$669
347K
Babruysk
$477
204K
Baranavichy
$608
170K
Barysaw
$676
134K
Pinsk
$527
123K

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