Cuba vs Egypt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Egypt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$418
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2681
$1034
🏠 One person rent
$639
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$162
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$3338
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
4.08
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
71.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
30
🌐 English speaking %
6%
40%
🎓 Higher education
55
73
😀 Quality of life
47
41
🏙️ Population
11M
117M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1255) is 201% more expensive than in Egypt ($418). Cuba ranked 59th vs 193rd for Egypt in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Cuba compared to 0.4 months in Egypt. Ranked 108th and 128th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Egypt

We calculate prices for Cuba and Egypt as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 29 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 Egypt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.9
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$158
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$540
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$849
$353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$13.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.1
$20.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.84%
18.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$359
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$357
$627
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.3
$9.23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.67
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$0.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.83
$0.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.1
$2.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.72
$3.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$10.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$92.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10513
$2429

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Cities Comparison in Cuba vs Egypt

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$993
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1647
445K
Holguin
$1355
350K
Camaguey
$1616
322K
Bayamo
$1165
235K
Santa Clara
$1157
247K
Guantanamo
$1664
228K
Las Tunas
$1579
202K
Manzanillo
$2770
151K
Pinar del Rio
$1138
189K
Sancti Spiritus
$1228
139K
Cienfuegos
$872
165K
Ciego de Avila
$1324
143K
Matanzas
$1164
152K
Palma Soriano
$1273
120K
Cardenas
$1199
86.7K
Guines
$1141
66.9K
Moa
$1888
73.1K
Placetas
$1097
71.2K
Moron
$1315
59.4K
Colon
$1155
68K
Artemisa
$1091
59.1K
Florida
$1519
71.7K
Yara
$2134
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1170
43K

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$506
9.8M
Alexandria
$400
5.36M
Giza
$394
4.46M
Shubra El Kheima
$443
1.03M
Port Said
$319
792K
Helwan
$402
619K
Suez
$288
716K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
593K
Faiyum
$340
519K
Asyut
$283
562K
Mansoura
$335
622K
Tanta
$294
430K
Ismailia
$300
429K
Aswan
$369
402K
Hurghada
$354
214K
Zagazig
$351
303K
Damanhur
$282
330K
Shibin El Kom
$361
268K
Beni Suef
$297
294K
Minya
$356
236K
Qena
$448
201K
Damietta
$323
207K
Luxor
$385
202K
Benha
$343
158K
Sohag
$415
194K
Kafr El Dawwar
$341
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$598
73K
El Gouna
$360
15K
Dahab
$479
4.48K