Cuba vs Ireland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Ireland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1227
$2547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2775
$5588
🏠 One person rent
$639
$1679
🏘️ Family rent
$974
$2855
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.1
$3457
💸 GDP per capita
$9500
$104K
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
8.79
❤️ Life expectancy
78.2
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
77
🌐 English speaking %
6%
98.4%
🎓 Higher education
58
88
😀 Quality of life
32
93
🏙️ Population
11M
5.15M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1227) is 52% less expensive than in Ireland ($2547). Cuba ranked 51st 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 months in Cuba compared to 1.4 months in Ireland. Ranked 140th 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
$9.87
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$89.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$7.04
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$1684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$3027
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$782
$2445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.8
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.59%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$381
$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$332
$4727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.55
$23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$4.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.4
$7.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.17
$6.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.43
$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$58.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.75
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$71.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.6
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$1228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12665
$8181

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In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$1024
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1416
445K
Holguin
$1280
350K
Camaguey
$1525
322K
Santa Clara
$1053
247K
Bayamo
$1166
235K
Guantanamo
$1558
228K
Las Tunas
$1556
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1096
189K
Cienfuegos
$878
165K
Matanzas
$1203
152K
Manzanillo
$2760
151K
Ciego de Avila
$1260
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1210
139K
Palma Soriano
$1273
120K
Cardenas
$1182
86.7K
Moa
$1824
73.1K
Florida
$1405
71.7K
Placetas
$1103
71.2K
Colon
$1108
68K
Guines
$1113
66.9K
Artemisa
$1076
59.1K
Moron
$1260
59.4K
Yara
$2117
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1110
43K

In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2810
593K
Cork
$2459
222K
Galway
$2427
83.5K
Limerick
$2066
62.7K
Waterford
$2207
48.4K
Swords
$2528
36.9K
Drogheda
$2492
41K
Naas
$2362
21.4K
Dundalk
$1930
39K
Kilkenny
$1933
22.2K
Tralee
$1740
26.1K
Wexford
$1854
20.2K