Colombia vs Cuba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Cuba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$833
$1217
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$364
$615
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$66.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$299
💸 GDP per capita
$7914
$9605
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
5.2
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
78.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
41
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
6%
🎓 Higher education
77
56
😀 Quality of life
45
47
🏙️ Population
52.9M
11M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($833) is 32% less expensive than in Cuba ($1217). Colombia ranked 123rd vs 60th 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 0.2 months in Cuba. Ranked 115th and 101st 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
$5.43
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.3
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$637
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$46.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$70.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.82%
8.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1651
$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1216
$408
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$10.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$2.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$4.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$8.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$66.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.36
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$275
$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6710
$10493

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$976
8.03M
Medellin
$1030
2.53M
Cali
$759
2.47M
Barranquilla
$843
1.33M
Cartagena
$1105
915K
Cucuta
$620
806K
Soledad
$883
676K
Soacha
$848
783K
Bello
$881
562K
Manizales
$678
454K
Pereira
$730
591K
Bucaramanga
$693
615K
Villavicencio
$546
664K
Valledupar
$654
544K
Buenaventura
$782
424K
Ibague
$506
546K
Santa Marta
$929
516K
Pasto
$608
411K
Neiva
$565
380K
Palmira
$693
359K
Monteria
$663
400K
Barrancabermeja
$1082
300K
Popayan
$572
301K
Envigado
$950
229K
Floridablanca
$686
267K
Armenia
$667
301K
Sincelejo
$547
287K
Tulua
$511
219K
Tumaco
$622
213K
Florencia
$489
192K

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$918
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1645
445K
Holguin
$1354
350K
Camaguey
$1601
322K
Santa Clara
$1154
247K
Bayamo
$1165
235K
Guantanamo
$1656
228K
Las Tunas
$1574
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1057
189K
Cienfuegos
$855
165K
Manzanillo
$2761
151K
Matanzas
$1164
152K
Ciego de Avila
$1300
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1221
139K
Palma Soriano
$1266
120K
Cardenas
$1157
86.7K
Florida
$1504
71.7K
Moa
$1884
73.1K
Placetas
$1097
71.2K
Colon
$1114
68K
Guines
$1064
66.9K
Moron
$1300
59.4K
Yara
$2126
59.4K
Artemisa
$1014
59.1K
Sagua La Grande
$1146
43K