Chile vs Cuba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chile Cuba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1035
$1227
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2520
$2775
🏠 One person rent
$470
$639
🏘️ Family rent
$822
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$361
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$785
$55.1
💸 GDP per capita
$17093
$9500
😃 Human freedom index
8.16
5.2
❤️ Life expectancy
79.5
78.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
66
42
🌐 English speaking %
9.5%
6%
🎓 Higher education
85
58
😀 Quality of life
64
32
🏙️ Population
19.5M
11M

The average cost of living in Chile ($1035) is 16% less expensive than in Cuba ($1227). Chile ranked 80th vs 51st 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 0.8 months in Chile compared to 0 months in Cuba. Ranked 52nd and 140th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Chile vs Cuba

We calculate prices for Chile and Cuba as a population-weighted mean of 46 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.

Chile Cuba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$9.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$3.02
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$356
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$955
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.1
$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$60.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$96.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
8.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2295
$381
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$9.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.21
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.68
$13.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$8.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$3.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$3.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$3.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.2
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$27.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.5
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.2
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$384
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6003
$12665

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Cities Comparison in Chile vs Cuba

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In Chile

City Cost of living Population
Santiago
$1200
6.26M
Puente Alto
$957
574K
San Bernardo
$854
301K
Vina del Mar
$932
333K
Antofagasta
$1054
349K
Valparaiso
$959
297K
Calama
$699
158K
Iquique
$966
188K
La Serena
$853
195K
Temuco
$876
282K
Talca
$849
206K
Coquimbo
$852
204K
Rancagua
$844
231K
Concepcion
$922
218K
Chillan
$649
164K
Arica
$781
202K
Puerto Montt
$762
170K
Copiapo
$802
151K
Osorno
$847
147K
Valdivia
$884
150K
Talcahuano
$734
148K
Los Angeles
$743
143K
Punta Arenas
$1091
123K
Quilpue
$908
148K
Ovalle
$819
124K
Curico
$788
177K
Coronel
$852
116K
San Antonio
$1135
86.2K
Linares
$894
73.6K
Villa Alemana
$922
127K

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$1024
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1416
445K
Holguin
$1280
350K
Camaguey
$1525
322K
Santa Clara
$1053
247K
Bayamo
$1166
235K
Guantanamo
$1558
228K
Las Tunas
$1556
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1096
189K
Cienfuegos
$878
165K
Matanzas
$1203
152K
Manzanillo
$2760
151K
Ciego de Avila
$1260
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1210
139K
Palma Soriano
$1273
120K
Cardenas
$1182
86.7K
Moa
$1824
73.1K
Florida
$1405
71.7K
Placetas
$1103
71.2K
Colon
$1108
68K
Guines
$1113
66.9K
Artemisa
$1076
59.1K
Moron
$1260
59.4K
Yara
$2117
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1110
43K