Cuba vs Iraq - Cost of Living Comparison

Cuba Iraq
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1234
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2618
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$675
$331
🏘️ Family rent
$885
$553
🍽️ Food expenses
$402
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.7
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$471
$565
💸 GDP per capita
$9500
$5937
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
4.77
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
70.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
23
🌐 English speaking %
6%
35%
🎓 Higher education
59
49
😀 Quality of life
44
29
🏙️ Population
11.2M
38.3M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1234) is 69% more expensive than in Iraq ($732). Cuba ranked 44th vs 123rd 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 0.4 months in Cuba compared to 0.8 months in Iraq. Ranked 106th and 154th 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
$9.5
$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.86
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$2.94
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$833
$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1231
$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$652
$372
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.2
$63.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$97.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.71%
10.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$530
$1454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$395
$697
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.46
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.11
$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.68
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.37
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.94
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$3.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.8
$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.51
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.9
$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.13
$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$5.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$50.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.9
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15180
$1660

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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
$983
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1366
445K
Holguin
$916
350K
Camaguey
$1681
322K
Santa Clara
$1113
247K
Bayamo
$1874
235K
Guantanamo
$1603
228K
Las Tunas
$1745
202K
Pinar del Rio
$985
189K
Cienfuegos
$1059
165K
Manzanillo
$2790
151K
Matanzas
$891
145K
Ciego de Avila
$1485
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1388
139K
Palma Soriano
$1234
125K
Cardenas
$975
86.7K
Moa
$1821
73.1K
Colon
$993
71.6K
Florida
$1540
71.7K
Placetas
$1197
71.2K
Guines
$993
66.9K
Yara
$2387
59.4K
Artemisa
$962
59.1K
Moron
$1453
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1072
56.1K

In Iraq

City Cost of living Population
Baghdad
$857
6.96M
Kirkuk
$604
975K
Mosul
$512
1.69M
Basra
$869
1.33M
Erbil
$844
846K
Ramadi
$750
875K
Najaf
$536
725K
Sulaymaniyah
$744
878K
Karbala
$583
690K
Nasiriyah
$653
542K
Amarah
$668
512K
Ctesiphon
$733
500K
Baqubah
$633
468K
Az Zubayr
$693
370K
Hillah
$645
541K
Kut
$609
378K
Al Diwaniyah
$506
392K
Duhok
$571
331K
Fallujah
$812
326K
Zakho
$581
219K
Samawah
$581
215K
Abu Ghraib
$957
189K
Kufa
$529
166K
Samarra
$651
140K
Tikrit
$603
106K
Umm Qasr
$675
108K
Al-Faw
$663
105K
Al-Karmah
$820
95K
Sinjar
$572
22.5K