Belgium vs Cuba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Cuba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1775
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4154
$2752
🏠 One person rent
$946
$664
🏘️ Family rent
$1507
$864
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.7
$76.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2977
$539
💸 GDP per capita
$56615
$9605
😃 Human freedom index
8.53
5.2
❤️ Life expectancy
82.4
78.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
69
40
🌐 English speaking %
59%
6%
🎓 Higher education
97
55
😀 Quality of life
91
52
🏙️ Population
11.9M
11M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1775) is 37% more expensive than in Cuba ($1295). Belgium ranked 25th 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 Belgium compared to 0.4 months in Cuba. Ranked 16th and 87th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Cuba

We calculate prices for Belgium and Cuba as a population-weighted mean of 91 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.

Belgium Cuba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.1
$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$3.17
 Cappuccino
$4.19
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1479
$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1222
$1012
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
8.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$335
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3147
$356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.2
$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$13.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.5
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
$4.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.39
$9.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$5.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.4
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.93
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$5.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$66.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$883
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18519
$9832

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Cities Comparison in Belgium vs Cuba

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1834
529K
Ghent
$1817
273K
Brussels
$2030
196K
Liege
$1596
195K
Charleroi
$1776
204K
Schaerbeek
$1896
133K
Anderlecht
$1926
121K
Leuven
$1895
101K
Bruges
$1914
119K
Hasselt
$1779
90.2K
Mons
$1577
95.3K
La Louviere
$1752
81K
Mouscron
$1617
58.2K
Aalst
$1881
88.9K
Ostend
$1544
71.6K
Kortrijk
$1583
77.7K
Tournai
$1767
69.6K
Namur
$1716
115K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
40.7K
Mechelen
$1848
86.9K
Seraing
$1600
64.3K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
57.7K
Sint-Niklaas
$1799
80.2K
Roeselare
$1540
64.5K
Forest
$1969
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1844
44K
Saint-Gilles
$1895
49.7K
Dendermonde
$1769
45.7K
Verviers
$1303
55.2K
Genk
$1643
66.1K

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