Colombia vs Cuba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Cuba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$1227
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1803
$2775
🏠 One person rent
$317
$639
🏘️ Family rent
$537
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.7
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$369
$55.1
💸 GDP per capita
$6980
$9500
😃 Human freedom index
6.54
5.2
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
78.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
42
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
6%
🎓 Higher education
77
58
😀 Quality of life
36
32
🏙️ Population
49.1M
11M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($735) is 40% less expensive than in Cuba ($1227). Colombia ranked 130th 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 0.5 months in Colombia compared to 0 months in Cuba. Ranked 131st and 140th 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
$5.11
$9.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$3.02
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$228
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$549
$955
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$60.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$96.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.83%
8.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$381
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1150
$332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$9.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.41
$13.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$8.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$3.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$3.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.91
$3.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$27.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.2
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$207
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5687
$12665

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Cities Comparison in Colombia vs Cuba

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$868
7.74M
Medellin
$873
2.53M
Cali
$733
2.47M
Barranquilla
$789
1.33M
Cartagena
$748
915K
Cucuta
$552
806K
Bucaramanga
$642
615K
Soledad
$840
676K
Pereira
$641
591K
Soacha
$748
783K
Bello
$789
562K
Villavicencio
$475
664K
Buenaventura
$718
424K
Santa Marta
$979
516K
Valledupar
$558
544K
Manizales
$653
454K
Pasto
$488
411K
Palmira
$652
359K
Monteria
$620
400K
Neiva
$520
380K
Ibague
$501
541K
Barrancabermeja
$573
300K
Envigado
$871
229K
Armenia
$541
301K
Floridablanca
$584
267K
Popayan
$462
301K
Sincelejo
$506
287K
Tulua
$477
219K
Tumaco
$544
213K
Zipaquira
$681
196K

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