Cuba vs Haiti - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Haiti
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$509
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2634
$1253
🏠 One person rent
$679
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$872
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.9
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$513
$371
💸 GDP per capita
$9500
$1748
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
6.78
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
63.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
17
🌐 English speaking %
6%
1%
🎓 Higher education
59
13
😀 Quality of life
44
29
🏙️ Population
11.2M
11M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1250) is 146% more expensive than in Haiti ($509). Cuba ranked 42nd vs 174th for Haiti 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 0.7 months in Haiti. Ranked 102nd and 148th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Haiti

We calculate prices for Cuba and Haiti as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 10 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 Haiti
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$4.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.66
 Cappuccino
$1.69
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$527
$1438
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$6.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.98
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$6.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.37
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$7.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.81
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.9
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.52
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.86
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.9
$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.09
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.4
$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$59.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.6
$102
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15197
$3586

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Cities Comparison in Cuba vs Haiti

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$1033
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1314
445K
Holguin
$876
350K
Camaguey
$1673
322K
Santa Clara
$1184
247K
Bayamo
$1840
235K
Guantanamo
$1585
228K
Las Tunas
$1684
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1021
189K
Cienfuegos
$1083
165K
Manzanillo
$2768
151K
Matanzas
$887
145K
Ciego de Avila
$1496
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1392
139K
Palma Soriano
$1229
125K
Cardenas
$982
86.7K
Moa
$1825
73.1K
Florida
$1550
71.7K
Colon
$1014
71.6K
Placetas
$1237
71.2K
Guines
$1011
66.9K
Yara
$2369
59.4K
Artemisa
$1003
59.1K
Moron
$1472
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1113
56.1K

In Haiti

City Cost of living Population
Port-au-Prince
$523
987K
Carrefour
$509
511K
Petion-Ville
$507
377K
Gonaives
$502
324K
Delmas
$500
284K
Cap-Haitien
$494
190K
Saint-Marc
$492
160K
Miragoane
$489
56.9K
Anse-a-Veau
$488
55.1K
Cerca-la-Source
$488
51.4K