Colombia vs Cuba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Cuba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$673
$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1658
$2634
🏠 One person rent
$289
$679
🏘️ Family rent
$501
$872
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.8
$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$368
$513
💸 GDP per capita
$6630
$9500
😃 Human freedom index
6.65
5.2
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
73.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
45
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
6%
🎓 Higher education
77
59
😀 Quality of life
37
44
🏙️ Population
49.1M
11.2M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($673) is 46% less expensive than in Cuba ($1250). Colombia ranked 137th vs 42nd 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 0.5 months in Colombia compared to 0.4 months in Cuba. Ranked 131st and 102nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Cuba

We calculate prices for Colombia and Cuba as a population-weighted mean of 50 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.

Colombia Cuba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$8.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.97
 Cappuccino
$1.65
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$735
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$532
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.8
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.07%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1710
$527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1042
$397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$14.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$7.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$8.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.42
$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$4.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.94
$6.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$1.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.8
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.86
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.9
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.8
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$86.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4751
$15197

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In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$815
7.74M
Cali
$663
2.47M
Medellin
$821
2.53M
Barranquilla
$742
1.27M
Cartagena
$943
1.04M
Valledupar
$507
544K
Villavicencio
$517
664K
Cucuta
$604
750K
Soacha
$588
660K
Pereira
$521
591K
Bucaramanga
$532
581K
Soledad
$799
456K
Monteria
$598
505K
Envigado
$658
229K
Santa Marta
$673
516K
Buenaventura
$506
424K
Palmira
$560
349K
Manizales
$596
434K
Ibague
$454
541K
Tunja
$440
410K
Pasto
$501
308K
Armenia
$485
301K
Barrancabermeja
$525
300K
Neiva
$418
353K
Floridablanca
$522
267K
Popayan
$429
301K
Bello
$462
372K
Tulua
$455
219K
Sincelejo
$525
287K
Tumaco
$483
213K

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$1033
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1314
445K
Holguin
$876
350K
Camaguey
$1673
322K
Santa Clara
$1184
247K
Bayamo
$1840
235K
Guantanamo
$1585
228K
Las Tunas
$1684
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1021
189K
Cienfuegos
$1083
165K
Manzanillo
$2768
151K
Matanzas
$887
145K
Ciego de Avila
$1496
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1392
139K
Palma Soriano
$1229
125K
Cardenas
$982
86.7K
Moa
$1825
73.1K
Florida
$1550
71.7K
Colon
$1014
71.6K
Placetas
$1237
71.2K
Guines
$1011
66.9K
Yara
$2369
59.4K
Artemisa
$1003
59.1K
Moron
$1472
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1113
56.1K