Cuba vs France - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba France
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1295
$1737
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2752
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$664
$904
🏘️ Family rent
$864
$1549
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$589
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.8
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$539
$2922
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$46103
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
8.18
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
66
🌐 English speaking %
6%
23.7%
🎓 Higher education
55
86
😀 Quality of life
52
86
🏙️ Population
11M
68.6M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1295) is 25% less expensive than in France ($1737). Cuba ranked 56th vs 28th for France 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 1.7 months in France. Ranked 87th and 24th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs France

We calculate prices for Cuba and France as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 151 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 France
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.8
$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$7.26
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$3.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$692
$895
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$1771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$1432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$335
$6560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$4599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.6
$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$22.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.66
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$22.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.8
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.84
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.63
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.6
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$29.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9832
$14620

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Cities Comparison in Cuba vs France

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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 France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2460
2.1M
Marseille
$1759
886K
Lyon
$1747
519K
Toulouse
$1709
515K
Nice
$1901
358K
Nantes
$1579
328K
Montpellier
$1644
310K
Strasbourg
$1658
294K
Bordeaux
$1789
268K
Lille
$1658
238K
Rennes
$1500
231K
Villeurbanne
$1652
164K
Aix-en-Provence
$1853
150K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
119K
Amiens
$1350
136K
Grenoble
$1560
156K
Le Mans
$1339
146K
Angers
$1637
159K
Toulon
$1530
179K
Metz
$1591
123K
Le Havre
$1247
167K
Saint-Etienne
$1251
173K
Orleans
$1356
116K
Saint-Denis
$1918
115K
Brest
$1208
142K
Dijon
$1490
162K
Reims
$1553
178K
Nimes
$1440
152K
Argenteuil
$1935
106K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1427
146K