Cuba vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1188
$765
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2772
$1785
🏠 One person rent
$589
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$590
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.4
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$53.8
$578
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$5565
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
4.71
❤️ Life expectancy
78.2
71.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
26
🌐 English speaking %
6%
35%
🎓 Higher education
57
54
😀 Quality of life
32
31
🏙️ Population
11M
38.3M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1188) is 55% more expensive than in Iraq ($765). Cuba ranked 56th vs 128th 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 months in Cuba compared to 0.8 months in Iraq. Ranked 142nd and 143rd 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
$9.93
$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$3.49
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.67
🥤 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
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$66.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.9
$35.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.05%
7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$378
$1822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$327
$756
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$5.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.24
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.68
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.06
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.26
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.73
$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$5.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.7
$60.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11260
$2847

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

$349

$907

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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
$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 Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$904
8.13M
Basra
$904
1.33M
Mosul
$597
1.79M
Kirkuk
$508
975K
Najaf
$587
725K
Ramadi
$766
875K
Sulaymaniyah
$676
878K
Erbil
$854
846K
Karbala
$580
690K
Nasiriyah
$672
542K
Hillah
$651
541K
Amarah
$683
512K
Ctesiphon
$752
500K
Baqubah
$659
468K
Az Zubayr
$723
370K
Kut
$626
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$467
392K
Duhok
$646
331K
Fallujah
$817
251K
Samawah
$582
215K
Kufa
$570
171K
Zakho
$688
219K
Abu Ghraib
$960
189K
Samarra
$680
140K
Umm Qasr
$740
108K
Al-Faw
$736
105K
Tikrit
$641
106K
Al-Karmah
$833
95K
Sinjar
$672
22.5K