Cuba vs France - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba France
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1227
$1616
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2775
$4015
🏠 One person rent
$639
$831
🏘️ Family rent
$974
$1616
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.1
$2667
💸 GDP per capita
$9500
$44461
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
7.86
❤️ Life expectancy
78.2
82.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
71
🌐 English speaking %
6%
57.3%
🎓 Higher education
58
86
😀 Quality of life
32
84
🏙️ Population
11M
68.4M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1227) is 24% less expensive than in France ($1616). Cuba ranked 51st vs 26th 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 months in Cuba compared to 1.7 months in France. Ranked 140th 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
$9.87
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$6.8
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$1663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$782
$1332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.8
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.59%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$381
$6369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$332
$4720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$61.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.55
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.4
$7.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.17
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.43
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.75
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.6
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$679
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12665
$11512

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$1024
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1416
445K
Holguin
$1280
350K
Camaguey
$1525
322K
Santa Clara
$1053
247K
Bayamo
$1166
235K
Guantanamo
$1558
228K
Las Tunas
$1556
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1096
189K
Cienfuegos
$878
165K
Matanzas
$1203
152K
Manzanillo
$2760
151K
Ciego de Avila
$1260
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1210
139K
Palma Soriano
$1273
120K
Cardenas
$1182
86.7K
Moa
$1824
73.1K
Florida
$1405
71.7K
Placetas
$1103
71.2K
Colon
$1108
68K
Guines
$1113
66.9K
Artemisa
$1076
59.1K
Moron
$1260
59.4K
Yara
$2117
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1110
43K

In France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2357
2.15M
Marseille
$1607
873K
Lyon
$1608
522K
Toulouse
$1551
504K
Nice
$1721
348K
Nantes
$1547
323K
Strasbourg
$1497
291K
Montpellier
$1531
302K
Bordeaux
$1575
262K
Rennes
$1394
225K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
120K
Lille
$1547
237K
Angers
$1383
157K
Villeurbanne
$1622
157K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1363
147K
Nanterre
$1725
97.4K
Aix-en-Provence
$1654
147K
Le Mans
$1261
145K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
78.2K
Saint-Etienne
$1139
173K
Argenteuil
$1826
107K
Grenoble
$1473
157K
Reims
$1448
179K
Saint-Denis
$1799
114K
Le Havre
$1249
166K
Brest
$1152
140K
Tours
$1192
138K
Saint-Denis
$1397
155K
Versailles
$1894
83.6K
Montreuil
$1743
111K