Cuba vs Ireland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Ireland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1295
$2744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2752
$5924
🏠 One person rent
$664
$1825
🏘️ Family rent
$864
$3044
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$638
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.8
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$539
$3931
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$113K
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
8.92
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
76
🌐 English speaking %
6%
97.5%
🎓 Higher education
55
89
😀 Quality of life
52
95
🏙️ Population
11M
5.4M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1295) is 53% less expensive than in Ireland ($2744). Cuba ranked 56th vs 8th for Ireland 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 1.4 months in Ireland. Ranked 87th and 6th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Ireland

We calculate prices for Cuba and Ireland as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 12 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 Ireland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$19.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.8
$88.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$7.98
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$692
$1858
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1534
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$3299
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$2616
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$335
$6911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$4676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.6
$89.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$18.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.66
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$4.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.8
$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.84
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.63
$20.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$8.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$7.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$3.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.6
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$19.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.1
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$1233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9832
$9516

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Cities Comparison in Cuba vs Ireland

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$1073
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1650
506K
Holguin
$1352
350K
Camaguey
$1619
322K
Santa Clara
$1158
247K
Bayamo
$1163
235K
Guantanamo
$1673
228K
Las Tunas
$1575
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1212
189K
Cienfuegos
$886
165K
Manzanillo
$2774
151K
Matanzas
$1163
152K
Ciego de Avila
$1322
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1232
139K
Palma Soriano
$1274
120K
Artemisa
$1168
86.4K
Cardenas
$1196
86.7K
Moa
$1888
73.1K
Placetas
$1090
71.2K
Florida
$1522
71.7K
Colon
$1160
68K
Guines
$1213
66.9K
Yara
$2128
59.4K
Moron
$1319
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1165
43K

In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$3020
593K
Cork
$2634
222K
Galway
$3003
83.5K
Limerick
$1985
62.7K
Waterford
$2373
48.4K
Swords
$2464
40.8K
Drogheda
$2518
41K
Dundalk
$2264
39K
Tralee
$1991
26.1K
Naas
$2480
21.4K
Kilkenny
$2012
22.2K
Wexford
$2043
20.2K