Canada vs Cuba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Cuba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2005
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2752
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$664
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$864
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$76.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3044
$539
💸 GDP per capita
$54340
$9605
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
5.2
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
78.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
40
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
6%
🎓 Higher education
99
55
😀 Quality of life
91
52
🏙️ Population
41.3M
11M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2005) is 55% more expensive than in Cuba ($1295). Canada ranked 21st 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 1.5 months in Canada compared to 0.4 months in Cuba. Ranked 17th and 87th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Cuba

We calculate prices for Canada and Cuba as a population-weighted mean of 153 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.

Canada Cuba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.2
$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$3.17
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$1012
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
8.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5101
$335
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4393
$356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$13.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$2.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$4.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$5.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.55
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.64
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$5.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.3
$66.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.7
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$759
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14602
$9832

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2415
2.79M
Montreal
$1901
1.9M
Calgary
$2095
1.31M
Ottawa
$2122
1.02M
Edmonton
$1835
1.01M
Vancouver
$2505
662K
Mississauga
$2308
718K
Winnipeg
$1842
750K
Brampton
$2102
656K
Surrey
$2091
568K
Hamilton
$2006
569K
Quebec City
$1648
574K
London
$1930
422K
Halifax
$2133
440K
Laval
$2058
451K
Markham
$2172
339K
Vaughan
$2233
323K
Burnaby
$2411
249K
Gatineau
$1839
298K
Kitchener
$2109
257K
Saskatoon
$1781
266K
Longueuil
$1874
262K
Windsor
$1927
230K
Oakville
$2318
214K
Richmond
$2247
210K
Burlington
$2214
187K
Richmond Hill
$2483
202K
Regina
$1739
226K
Oshawa
$1581
175K
Sherbrooke
$1421
181K

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