Cuba vs Egypt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Egypt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1188
$349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2772
$902
🏠 One person rent
$589
$114
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$221
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$155
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.4
$27.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$53.8
$139
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$3457
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
4.17
❤️ Life expectancy
78.2
70.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
30
🌐 English speaking %
6%
40%
🎓 Higher education
57
74
😀 Quality of life
32
35
🏙️ Population
11M
115M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1188) is 240% more expensive than in Egypt ($349). Cuba ranked 56th vs 197th 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 months in Cuba compared to 0.4 months in Egypt. Ranked 142nd and 133rd 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
$9.93
$3.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.54
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.24
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$572
$129
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$84.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$287
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$11.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$17.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.9
$8.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.05%
16.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$378
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$327
$375
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$5.44
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$3.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.24
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$6.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.68
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.06
$2.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.26
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.73
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$2.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.7
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$71.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11260
$1698

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

$349

$907

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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
$926
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1415
445K
Holguin
$1266
350K
Camaguey
$1531
322K
Santa Clara
$1058
247K
Bayamo
$1166
235K
Guantanamo
$1561
228K
Las Tunas
$1561
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1071
189K
Cienfuegos
$865
165K
Matanzas
$1273
152K
Manzanillo
$2763
151K
Ciego de Avila
$1258
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1211
139K
Palma Soriano
$1272
120K
Cardenas
$1214
86.7K
Moa
$1830
73.1K
Florida
$1395
71.7K
Placetas
$1101
71.2K
Colon
$1122
68K
Guines
$1094
66.9K
Artemisa
$1017
59.1K
Yara
$2123
59.4K
Moron
$1259
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1107
43K

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$417
9.61M
Giza
$318
5.6M
Alexandria
$316
4.87M
Shubra El Kheima
$365
1.03M
Helwan
$335
619K
Faiyum
$325
519K
Suez
$272
517K
Port Said
$276
524K
Tanta
$288
430K
Qena
$362
201K
Mansoura
$301
622K
Asyut
$290
389K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
593K
Hurghada
$342
214K
Aswan
$329
268K
Zagazig
$307
303K
Shibin El Kom
$305
268K
Minya
$339
236K
Damietta
$298
207K
Damanhur
$268
244K
Ismailia
$295
429K
Beni Suef
$319
193K
Sohag
$360
194K
Benha
$300
158K
Luxor
$335
202K
Kafr El Dawwar
$289
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$464
73K
El Gouna
$336
15K
Dahab
$381
4.48K