Costa Rica vs Cuba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Cuba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1227
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2964
$2775
🏠 One person rent
$547
$639
🏘️ Family rent
$932
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.7
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$956
$55.1
💸 GDP per capita
$16595
$9500
😃 Human freedom index
8.04
5.2
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
78.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
55
42
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
6%
🎓 Higher education
75
58
😀 Quality of life
56
32
🏙️ Population
5.04M
11M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1195) is 3% less expensive than in Cuba ($1227). Costa Rica ranked 52nd 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 Costa Rica compared to 0 months in Cuba. Ranked 65th and 140th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Cuba

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Cuba as a population-weighted mean of 9 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.

Costa Rica Cuba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.45
$9.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.97
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$3.02
 Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1066
$955
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$60.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$96.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
8.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2170
$381
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1570
$332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$9.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.53
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.86
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$13.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$8.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$3.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.9
$3.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.05
$3.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$27.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$481
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12191
$12665

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Cities Comparison in Costa Rica vs Cuba

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1239
342K
Limon
$1201
71.5K
Alajuela
$1233
44.4K
Liberia
$898
65.9K
Puntarenas
$1277
41.5K
Cartago
$961
22.8K
Heredia
$1246
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1687
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1310
3K

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