Cuba vs Ireland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Ireland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1217
$2626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$5800
🏠 One person rent
$615
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$788
$2971
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.3
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$299
$3715
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$107K
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
8.91
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
77
🌐 English speaking %
6%
98.4%
🎓 Higher education
56
88
😀 Quality of life
47
93
🏙️ Population
11M
5.38M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1217) is 54% less expensive than in Ireland ($2626). Cuba ranked 60th 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 0.2 months in Cuba compared to 1.4 months in Ireland. Ranked 101st 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
$10.2
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$88.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$7.73
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$1802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$1455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$956
$3203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$2583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.8
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$51.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
4.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$6339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$408
$5130
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$20.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.9
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.81
$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$3.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.68
$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.12
$6.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.6
$72.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$1238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10493
$7481

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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 Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2858
593K
Cork
$2472
222K
Galway
$2768
83.5K
Limerick
$2159
62.7K
Waterford
$2359
48.4K
Swords
$2402
40.8K
Drogheda
$2902
41K
Dundalk
$1955
39K
Tralee
$1997
26.1K
Naas
$2443
21.4K
Kilkenny
$2010
22.2K
Wexford
$1912
20.2K