Cuba vs Finland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Finland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1217
$1643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$3901
🏠 One person rent
$615
$776
🏘️ Family rent
$788
$1310
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.3
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$299
$3104
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$53189
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
8.84
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
88
🌐 English speaking %
6%
70.2%
🎓 Higher education
56
96
😀 Quality of life
47
91
🏙️ Population
11M
5.64M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1217) is 26% less expensive than in Finland ($1643). Cuba ranked 60th vs 31st for Finland 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 1.9 months in Finland. Ranked 101st and 13th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Finland

We calculate prices for Cuba and Finland as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 49 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 Finland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$8.02
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$4.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$785
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$956
$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$1117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$84.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.8
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$408
$3367
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$3.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$70.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$21.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.9
$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.81
$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.68
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.12
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.6
$99.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.3
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10493
$10628

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1947
687K
Espoo
$1937
315K
Tampere
$1422
255K
Turku
$1545
206K
Vantaa
$1881
248K
Oulu
$1660
215K
Jyvaskyla
$1500
148K
Joensuu
$1580
78.2K
Kuopio
$1524
124K
Lahti
$1618
121K
Hameenlinna
$1444
68.3K
Pori
$1363
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1481
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1454
73K
Kouvola
$1561
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1356
66.3K
Vaasa
$1479
69K
Lohja
$1383
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1386
51.9K
Salo
$1589
51.1K
Kotka
$1516
50.5K
Nurmijarvi
$1642
44.8K
Hyvinkaa
$1546
46.9K
Tuusula
$1655
41.5K
Kokkola
$1452
48.3K
Nokia
$1437
35.7K
Jarvenpaa
$1783
46.5K
Ylojarvi
$1438
33.7K
Kaarina
$1521
36.4K
Kerava
$1611
38.2K