Cuba vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2681
$1769
🏠 One person rent
$639
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$494
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$6074
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
4.92
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
28
🌐 English speaking %
6%
35%
🎓 Higher education
55
56
😀 Quality of life
47
40
🏙️ Population
11M
46M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1255) is 62% more expensive than in Iraq ($777). Cuba ranked 59th vs 136th for Iraq in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Cuba compared to 0.6 months in Iraq. Ranked 108th and 133rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Iraq

We calculate prices for Cuba and Iraq as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 29 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 Iraq
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.9
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$3.36
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$540
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$849
$638
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$434
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$80.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.1
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.84%
6.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$359
$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$357
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.3
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.67
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.83
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.1
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.72
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10513
$2609

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Cities Comparison in Cuba vs Iraq

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$993
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1647
445K
Holguin
$1355
350K
Camaguey
$1616
322K
Bayamo
$1165
235K
Santa Clara
$1157
247K
Guantanamo
$1664
228K
Las Tunas
$1579
202K
Manzanillo
$2770
151K
Pinar del Rio
$1138
189K
Sancti Spiritus
$1228
139K
Cienfuegos
$872
165K
Ciego de Avila
$1324
143K
Matanzas
$1164
152K
Palma Soriano
$1273
120K
Cardenas
$1199
86.7K
Guines
$1141
66.9K
Moa
$1888
73.1K
Placetas
$1097
71.2K
Moron
$1315
59.4K
Colon
$1155
68K
Artemisa
$1091
59.1K
Florida
$1519
71.7K
Yara
$2134
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1170
43K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$952
8.13M
Mosul
$585
1.79M
Basra
$861
1.33M
Sulaymaniyah
$657
878K
Kirkuk
$502
975K
Ramadi
$771
875K
Erbil
$831
846K
Najaf
$570
725K
Karbala
$609
690K
Hillah
$667
541K
Nasiriyah
$664
542K
Amarah
$680
512K
Ctesiphon
$776
500K
Baqubah
$669
468K
Az Zubayr
$698
370K
Al Diwaniyah
$475
392K
Kut
$627
378K
Duhok
$616
331K
Fallujah
$822
251K
Samawah
$581
215K
Kufa
$554
171K
Zakho
$648
219K
Abu Ghraib
$958
189K
Samarra
$681
140K
Umm Qasr
$711
108K
Al-Karmah
$836
95K
Al-Faw
$707
105K
Tikrit
$633
106K
Sinjar
$390
22.5K