Cuba vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1295
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2752
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$664
$604
🏘️ Family rent
$864
$1022
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$463
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.8
$69.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$539
$1176
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$24626
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
7.74
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
81.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
50
🌐 English speaking %
6%
51%
🎓 Higher education
55
87
😀 Quality of life
52
74
🏙️ Population
11M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1295) is 3% more expensive than in Greece ($1253). Cuba ranked 56th vs 61st for Greece 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 0.9 months in Greece. Ranked 87th and 43rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Greece

We calculate prices for Cuba and Greece as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 50 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 Greece
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.8
$57.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$5.26
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$692
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$1039
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
4.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$335
$3391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.6
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.66
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.8
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.84
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.63
$5.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.6
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.1
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9832
$8295

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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 Greece

City Cost of living Population
Athens
$1439
643K
Crete
$1324
623K
Thessaloniki
$1285
310K
Patras
$1109
174K
Piraeus
$1228
168K
Larissa
$1171
146K
Heraklion
$1291
145K
Glyfada
$1636
89.6K
Kallithea
$1307
97.6K
Peristeri
$1160
134K
Nikaia
$1182
88.1K
Kifissia
$1403
48.7K
Volos
$1126
85.8K
Nea Ionia
$1264
64.6K
Nea Smyrni
$1298
72.9K
Rhodes
$1311
54.6K
Chania
$1302
54.6K
Ioannina
$1098
64.9K
Trikala
$1100
61.6K
Chalcis
$1179
64.5K
Katerini
$1039
59.2K
Serres
$1107
58.4K
Alexandroupoli
$1030
59.5K
Palaio Faliro
$1386
64.9K
Xanthi
$1053
58.8K
Kavala
$1045
52.1K
Kalamata
$1146
57.7K
Lamia
$932
47.5K
Drama
$988
44.3K
Komotini
$1020
51.7K