Cuba vs DR Congo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba DR Congo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1295
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2752
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$664
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$864
$811
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.8
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$539
$184
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$649
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
5.28
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
61.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
20
🌐 English speaking %
6%
1%
🎓 Higher education
55
47
😀 Quality of life
52
9
🏙️ Population
11M
109M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1295) is 23% more expensive than in the DR Congo ($1051). Cuba ranked 56th vs 88th for the DR Congo in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cuba compared to 0.2 months in the DR Congo. Ranked 87th and 191st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs the DR Congo

We calculate prices for Cuba and the DR Congo as a population-weighted mean of 25 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.

Cuba DR Congo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$6.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.8
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$6.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$2.21
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$692
$993
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$97.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
11.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$335
$1467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$640
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.6
$84.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$9.31
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.66
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.8
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.84
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.63
$4.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$2.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.6
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$40.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$5.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.1
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9832
$4128

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Cities Comparison in Cuba vs the DR Congo

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$1073
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1650
506K
Holguin
$1352
350K
Camaguey
$1619
322K
Santa Clara
$1158
247K
Bayamo
$1163
235K
Guantanamo
$1673
228K
Las Tunas
$1575
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1212
189K
Cienfuegos
$886
165K
Manzanillo
$2774
151K
Matanzas
$1163
152K
Ciego de Avila
$1322
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1232
139K
Palma Soriano
$1274
120K
Artemisa
$1168
86.4K
Cardenas
$1196
86.7K
Moa
$1888
73.1K
Placetas
$1090
71.2K
Florida
$1522
71.7K
Colon
$1160
68K
Guines
$1213
66.9K
Yara
$2128
59.4K
Moron
$1319
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1165
43K

In the DR Congo

City Cost of living Population
Kinshasa
$1133
14.6M
Mbuji-Mayi
$1047
2.89M
Kananga
$1019
1.97M
Lubumbashi
$1125
1.79M
Kisangani
$946
1.37M
Tshikapa
$979
1.01M
Uvira
$828
726K
Bukavu
$779
707K
Kolwezi
$1044
573K
Mbandaka
$833
470K
Likasi
$1029
423K
Kikwit
$915
398K
Bunia
$810
328K
Matadi
$881
306K
Beni
$795
232K
Mwene-Ditu
$881
196K
Isiro
$860
183K
Kindu
$771
172K
Boma
$856
163K
Butembo
$784
155K
Kalemie
$770
147K
Gandajika
$872
146K
Gemena
$801
139K
Bumba
$843
103K
Mbanza-Ngungu
$846
100K