Cuba vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1188
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2772
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$589
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$165
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.4
$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$53.8
$625
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$2481
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
78.2
67.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
38
🌐 English speaking %
6%
15.8%
🎓 Higher education
57
73
😀 Quality of life
32
41
🏙️ Population
11M
1.33B

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1188) is 177% more expensive than in India ($429). Cuba ranked 56th vs 190th 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 months in Cuba compared to 1.5 months in India. Ranked 142nd and 111th 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
$9.93
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$3.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.24
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$572
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$40.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.9
$7.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.05%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$378
$1885
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$327
$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.24
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.68
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.06
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.26
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$17.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.73
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.7
$46.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$71.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11260
$1834

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$926
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1415
445K
Holguin
$1266
350K
Camaguey
$1531
322K
Santa Clara
$1058
247K
Bayamo
$1166
235K
Guantanamo
$1561
228K
Las Tunas
$1561
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1071
189K
Cienfuegos
$865
165K
Matanzas
$1273
152K
Manzanillo
$2763
151K
Ciego de Avila
$1258
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1211
139K
Palma Soriano
$1272
120K
Cardenas
$1214
86.7K
Moa
$1830
73.1K
Florida
$1395
71.7K
Placetas
$1101
71.2K
Colon
$1122
68K
Guines
$1094
66.9K
Artemisa
$1017
59.1K
Yara
$2123
59.4K
Moron
$1259
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1107
43K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$510
26.5M
Bangalore
$533
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$464
9.31M
Pune
$513
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$452
7.65M
Surat
$771
5.94M
Kolkata
$404
4.5M
Jaipur
$376
3.07M
Nagpur
$466
2.41M
Lucknow
$366
3.38M
Mirzapur
$329
2.5M
Visakhapatnam
$375
2.04M
Gurgaon
$536
877K
Kanpur
$315
3.07M
Indore
$367
1.99M
Vadodara
$376
2.07M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Thane
$501
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$386
2.38M
Mysore
$311
1.27M
Rajkot
$311
2.04M
Varanasi
$308
1.2M
Bhopal
$363
1.8M
Kalyan
$381
1.25M
Ludhiana
$441
1.62M
Nashik
$333
1.49M
Bilaspur
$374
1.63M
Jamshedpur
$361
1.56M