Canada vs Cuba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Cuba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2002
$1217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4452
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$1187
$615
🏘️ Family rent
$1933
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$560
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$66.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2879
$299
💸 GDP per capita
$54283
$9605
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
5.2
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
78.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
41
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
6%
🎓 Higher education
99
56
😀 Quality of life
90
47
🏙️ Population
41.3M
11M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2002) is 65% more expensive than in Cuba ($1217). Canada ranked 18th vs 60th 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 1.4 months in Canada compared to 0.2 months in Cuba. Ranked 15th and 101st 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
$16.2
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$3.3
 Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1181
$637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1016
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2057
$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$46.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$70.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.3
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.53%
8.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5843
$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4510
$408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.56
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.9
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$10.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.22
$2.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$4.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.46
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$8.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.3
$66.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$761
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11850
$10493

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2464
2.79M
Montreal
$1903
1.8M
Calgary
$2079
1.31M
Ottawa
$2096
1.02M
Edmonton
$1823
1.01M
Mississauga
$2326
718K
Vancouver
$2457
662K
Winnipeg
$1817
750K
Brampton
$2033
656K
Hamilton
$2103
569K
Surrey
$2297
568K
Quebec City
$1632
549K
Markham
$2242
339K
London
$1931
422K
Halifax
$2088
440K
Laval
$1930
438K
Vaughan
$2241
323K
Burnaby
$2412
249K
Gatineau
$1802
291K
Burlington
$2193
187K
Kitchener
$2071
257K
Richmond
$2172
210K
Saskatoon
$1817
266K
Longueuil
$1842
254K
Windsor
$1961
230K
Oakville
$2379
214K
Richmond Hill
$2463
202K
Regina
$1675
226K
Oshawa
$1564
175K
Guelph
$1998
144K

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$918
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1645
445K
Holguin
$1354
350K
Camaguey
$1601
322K
Santa Clara
$1154
247K
Bayamo
$1165
235K
Guantanamo
$1656
228K
Las Tunas
$1574
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1057
189K
Cienfuegos
$855
165K
Manzanillo
$2761
151K
Matanzas
$1164
152K
Ciego de Avila
$1300
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1221
139K
Palma Soriano
$1266
120K
Cardenas
$1157
86.7K
Florida
$1504
71.7K
Moa
$1884
73.1K
Placetas
$1097
71.2K
Colon
$1114
68K
Guines
$1064
66.9K
Moron
$1300
59.4K
Yara
$2126
59.4K
Artemisa
$1014
59.1K
Sagua La Grande
$1146
43K