Colombia vs Cuba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Cuba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1347
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1826
$2863
🏠 One person rent
$309
$683
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$816
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$480
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$377
$3237
💸 GDP per capita
$6624
$56496
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
5.2
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
73.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
42
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
6%
🎓 Higher education
77
58
😀 Quality of life
37
62
🏙️ Population
49.1M
11.2M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 45% less expensive than in Cuba ($1347). Colombia ranked 127th vs 40th 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 2.4 months in Cuba. Ranked 132nd and 55th 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
$4.97
$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.7
$8.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$1.78
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$549
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.9
$54.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.7
$58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.93%
8.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1313
$429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1235
$310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$17.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.84
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$5.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$5.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.61
$18.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$9.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$5.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.21
$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.12
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.1
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$90.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5704
$14426

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In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$883
7.74M
Cali
$720
2.47M
Medellin
$867
2.53M
Cartagena
$877
1.04M
Barranquilla
$780
1.27M
Soacha
$724
660K
Villavicencio
$530
664K
Cucuta
$708
750K
Manizales
$727
434K
Pereira
$639
591K
Bucaramanga
$649
581K
Santa Marta
$705
516K
Monteria
$633
505K
Bello
$778
372K
Buenaventura
$552
424K
Envigado
$812
229K
Soledad
$851
456K
Tunja
$511
410K
Palmira
$648
349K
Ibague
$525
541K
Valledupar
$519
544K
Neiva
$507
353K
Pasto
$511
308K
Barrancabermeja
$592
300K
Armenia
$551
301K
Floridablanca
$612
267K
Popayan
$455
301K
Tulua
$493
219K
Sincelejo
$536
287K
Tumaco
$533
213K

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$1001
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1527
445K
Holguin
$1176
350K
Camaguey
$1869
322K
Santa Clara
$1312
247K
Bayamo
$2153
235K
Guantanamo
$1671
228K
Las Tunas
$1727
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1137
189K
Cienfuegos
$1247
165K
Manzanillo
$2841
151K
Matanzas
$1182
145K
Ciego de Avila
$1654
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1507
139K
Palma Soriano
$1536
125K
Cardenas
$1220
86.7K
Moa
$1872
73.1K
Florida
$1784
71.7K
Colon
$1209
71.6K
Placetas
$1371
71.2K
Guines
$1138
66.9K
Moron
$1626
59.4K
Artemisa
$1092
59.1K
Yara
$2555
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1269
56.1K