Cuba vs Hungary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Hungary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$950
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2634
$2355
🏠 One person rent
$679
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$872
$785
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$329
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.9
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$513
$1014
💸 GDP per capita
$9500
$18463
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
7.21
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
74.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
42
🌐 English speaking %
6%
57%
🎓 Higher education
59
81
😀 Quality of life
44
67
🏙️ Population
11.2M
9.6M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1250) is 32% more expensive than in Hungary ($950). Cuba ranked 42nd vs 83rd for Hungary 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 1.1 months in Hungary. Ranked 102nd and 46th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Hungary

We calculate prices for Cuba and Hungary as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 33 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 Hungary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$8.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.83
 Cappuccino
$1.69
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$429
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$93.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$527
$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$2115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.98
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.37
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$4.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.81
$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.9
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.52
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.86
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.9
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.09
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.4
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.6
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15197
$8418

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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 Hungary

City Cost of living Population
Budapest
$1149
1.71M
Debrecen
$850
201K
Szeged
$783
159K
Gyor
$801
133K
Miskolc
$659
151K
Pecs
$885
140K
Kecskemet
$714
110K
Szekesfehervar
$888
95.5K
Nyiregyhaza
$717
117K
Erd
$817
70.1K
Szombathely
$782
78.3K
Sopron
$758
62.9K
Tatabanya
$939
65.1K
Budafok-Teteny
$931
55.6K
Veszprem
$926
58.2K
Szolnok
$687
69.7K
Dunakeszi
$1000
44K
Bekescsaba
$676
58K
Zalaegerszeg
$782
55.5K
Eger
$785
51.2K
Kaposvar
$801
59.8K
Szigetszentmiklos
$872
40.5K
Hodmezovasarhely
$675
42.7K
Godollo
$857
31.8K
Mosonmagyarovar
$810
34.4K
Cegled
$744
35.1K
Nagykanizsa
$787
45.4K
Dunaujvaros
$799
42.1K
Vac
$865
32.9K
Salgotarjan
$822
32.3K