Cuba vs Finland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Finland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1188
$1521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2772
$3634
🏠 One person rent
$589
$719
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$1248
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.4
$89.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$53.8
$2732
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$52926
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
8.84
❤️ Life expectancy
78.2
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
88
🌐 English speaking %
6%
70.2%
🎓 Higher education
57
97
😀 Quality of life
32
90
🏙️ Population
11M
5.61M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1188) is 22% less expensive than in Finland ($1521). Cuba ranked 56th vs 30th 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 months in Cuba compared to 1.8 months in Finland. Ranked 142nd and 14th 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
$9.93
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$7.51
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.24
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$572
$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$601
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$1054
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$71.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.9
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.05%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$378
$4844
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$327
$3155
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$61.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$19.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.24
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.68
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$13.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.06
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.26
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.73
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.7
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11260
$8342

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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 Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1816
676K
Espoo
$1879
315K
Tampere
$1464
255K
Turku
$1495
202K
Oulu
$1475
215K
Vantaa
$1671
248K
Jyvaskyla
$1445
148K
Joensuu
$1471
78.2K
Kuopio
$1382
124K
Hameenlinna
$1309
68.3K
Lahti
$1398
121K
Pori
$1239
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1380
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1295
73K
Kouvola
$1355
78.8K
Vaasa
$1372
69K
Seinajoki
$1225
66.3K
Lohja
$1220
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1308
51.9K
Salo
$1396
51.1K
Tuusula
$1509
41.5K
Kokkola
$1307
48.3K
Nurmijarvi
$1479
44.8K
Nokia
$1432
35.7K
Kaarina
$1450
36.4K
Jarvenpaa
$1533
46.5K
Ylojarvi
$1426
33.7K
Kerava
$1486
38.2K
Porvoo
$1327
51.5K
Kotka
$1286
50.5K