Canada vs Cuba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Cuba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1980
$1188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4423
$2772
🏠 One person rent
$1179
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$1939
$949
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2816
$53.8
💸 GDP per capita
$53431
$9605
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
5.2
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
78.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
41
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
6%
🎓 Higher education
99
57
😀 Quality of life
87
32
🏙️ Population
37M
11M

The average cost of living in Canada ($1980) is 67% more expensive than in Cuba ($1188). Canada ranked 15th 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 1.4 months in Canada compared to 0 months in Cuba. Ranked 17th and 142nd 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
$15.9
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$2.86
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$572
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1688
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$70.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
8.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5833
$378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4502
$327
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$11.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$2.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$5.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.7
$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.1
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$3.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$3.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.4
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$76.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$774
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12417
$11260

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2453
2.79M
Montreal
$1857
1.8M
Calgary
$2077
1.31M
Ottawa
$2055
1.02M
Edmonton
$1769
1.01M
Mississauga
$2370
718K
Vancouver
$2488
662K
Winnipeg
$1777
750K
Brampton
$1946
656K
Hamilton
$2017
569K
Surrey
$2280
568K
Quebec City
$1644
549K
Halifax
$2086
440K
London
$1936
422K
Markham
$2291
339K
Laval
$1900
438K
Vaughan
$2267
323K
Gatineau
$1768
291K
Burnaby
$2495
249K
Kitchener
$2056
257K
Longueuil
$1835
254K
Burlington
$2185
187K
Saskatoon
$1786
266K
Windsor
$1694
230K
Richmond
$2093
210K
Oakville
$2142
214K
Richmond Hill
$2447
202K
Regina
$1540
226K
Oshawa
$1554
175K
Sherbrooke
$1395
175K

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