Cuba vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1217
$768
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$1755
🏠 One person rent
$615
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$788
$564
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.3
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$299
$513
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$6074
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
4.71
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
26
🌐 English speaking %
6%
35%
🎓 Higher education
56
54
😀 Quality of life
47
38
🏙️ Population
11M
46M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1217) is 58% more expensive than in Iraq ($768). Cuba ranked 60th vs 132nd 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 0.7 months in Iraq. Ranked 101st and 135th 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
$10.2
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$26.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$3.22
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$956
$610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.8
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$38.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
8.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$408
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$34.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.9
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$4.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.81
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.68
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.12
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$8.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.6
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$5.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.3
$61.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10493
$2652

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$918
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1645
445K
Holguin
$1354
350K
Camaguey
$1601
322K
Santa Clara
$1154
247K
Bayamo
$1165
235K
Guantanamo
$1656
228K
Las Tunas
$1574
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1057
189K
Cienfuegos
$855
165K
Manzanillo
$2761
151K
Matanzas
$1164
152K
Ciego de Avila
$1300
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1221
139K
Palma Soriano
$1266
120K
Cardenas
$1157
86.7K
Florida
$1504
71.7K
Moa
$1884
73.1K
Placetas
$1097
71.2K
Colon
$1114
68K
Guines
$1064
66.9K
Moron
$1300
59.4K
Yara
$2126
59.4K
Artemisa
$1014
59.1K
Sagua La Grande
$1146
43K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$918
8.13M
Mosul
$588
1.79M
Basra
$889
1.33M
Sulaymaniyah
$672
878K
Kirkuk
$507
975K
Ramadi
$768
875K
Erbil
$845
846K
Najaf
$570
725K
Karbala
$588
690K
Hillah
$688
541K
Amarah
$681
512K
Nasiriyah
$669
542K
Baqubah
$672
468K
Ctesiphon
$761
500K
Az Zubayr
$719
370K
Kut
$630
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$474
392K
Duhok
$619
331K
Fallujah
$823
251K
Samawah
$583
215K
Kufa
$555
171K
Abu Ghraib
$961
189K
Zakho
$656
219K
Samarra
$677
140K
Al-Faw
$730
105K
Tikrit
$631
106K
Umm Qasr
$726
108K
Al-Karmah
$833
95K
Sinjar
$402
22.5K