Cuba vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1295
$1624
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2752
$3873
🏠 One person rent
$664
$819
🏘️ Family rent
$864
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.8
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$539
$1952
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$40385
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
8.28
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
83.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
53
🌐 English speaking %
6%
28.2%
🎓 Higher education
55
92
😀 Quality of life
52
82
🏙️ Population
11M
59M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1295) is 20% less expensive than in Italy ($1624). Cuba ranked 56th vs 35th for Italy 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 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 87th and 33rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Italy

We calculate prices for Cuba and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 148 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 Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.8
$71.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$5.97
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$692
$834
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$613
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$1556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$335
$4759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$2544
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.6
$43.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$20.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.66
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$4.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.8
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.84
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.63
$6.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.6
$58.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.1
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$564
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9832
$11665

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Cities Comparison in Cuba vs Italy

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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 Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1972
2.75M
Milan
$2328
1.35M
Turin
$1659
842K
Naples
$1570
913K
Genoa
$1613
559K
Palermo
$1176
630K
Bologna
$1749
388K
Florence
$1891
361K
Bari
$1617
315K
Catania
$1336
312K
Verona
$1724
256K
Venice
$1734
250K
Prato
$1586
196K
Padua
$1876
206K
Parma
$1620
197K
Brescia
$1893
196K
Modena
$1653
184K
Messina
$1238
219K
Trieste
$1659
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1488
170K
Ravenna
$1396
156K
Taranto
$1326
188K
Bergamo
$1497
120K
Foggia
$1355
145K
Cagliari
$1624
147K
Reggio Calabria
$1164
171K
Perugia
$1212
162K
Monza
$1835
122K
Livorno
$1669
153K
Rimini
$1601
149K