Cuba vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1295
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2752
$965
🏠 One person rent
$664
$167
🏘️ Family rent
$864
$272
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.8
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$539
$248
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$2695
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
72
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
39
🌐 English speaking %
6%
18.9%
🎓 Higher education
55
73
😀 Quality of life
52
43
🏙️ Population
11M
1.45B

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1295) is 216% more expensive than in India ($409). Cuba ranked 56th vs 193rd for India 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 0.6 months in India. Ranked 87th and 120th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs India

We calculate prices for Cuba and India as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 220 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 India
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.8
$13.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$3.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$2.12
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$692
$184
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$7.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$335
$1729
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.6
$9.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$3.12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.66
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.8
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.84
$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.63
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.6
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$3.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$2.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.1
$45.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$70.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9832
$2142

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Cities Comparison in Cuba vs India

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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 India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$479
26.5M
Mumbai
$717
15.4M
Bangalore
$507
12.3M
Hyderabad
$444
9.19M
Ahmedabad
$433
7.65M
Chennai
$409
6.6M
Surat
$663
5.94M
Pune
$495
6.2M
Kanpur
$308
4.58M
Kolkata
$362
4.5M
Lucknow
$326
3.38M
Jaipur
$384
3.07M
Vadodara
$358
3.1M
Ghaziabad
$368
2.38M
Nagpur
$528
2.41M
Rajkot
$298
2.04M
Indore
$346
1.99M
Agra
$352
1.59M
Patna
$293
1.68M
Visakhapatnam
$331
2.04M
Thane
$464
1.89M
Bhopal
$335
1.8M
Meerut
$335
1.57M
Ludhiana
$391
1.62M
Madurai
$342
1.56M
Jamshedpur
$339
1.56M
Jodhpur
$312
1.51M
Allahabad
$291
1.54M
Faridabad
$344
1.4M
Nashik
$329
1.49M