Cuba vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1188
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2772
$2913
🏠 One person rent
$589
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$995
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.4
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$53.8
$2115
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$33767
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
78.2
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
71
🌐 English speaking %
6%
15%
🎓 Higher education
57
98
😀 Quality of life
32
89
🏙️ Population
11M
125M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1188) is 5% more expensive than in Japan ($1135). Cuba ranked 56th vs 62nd for Japan 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 1.9 months in Japan. Ranked 142nd and 15th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Japan

We calculate prices for Cuba and Japan as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 907 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 Japan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.93
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$3.36
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.24
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$572
$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1167
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$99.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.9
$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.05%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$378
$5067
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$327
$2977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$58.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$25.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.24
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.68
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.06
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.26
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$54.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.73
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.7
$57.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$369
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11260
$12687

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$926
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1415
445K
Holguin
$1266
350K
Camaguey
$1531
322K
Santa Clara
$1058
247K
Bayamo
$1166
235K
Guantanamo
$1561
228K
Las Tunas
$1561
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1071
189K
Cienfuegos
$865
165K
Matanzas
$1273
152K
Manzanillo
$2763
151K
Ciego de Avila
$1258
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1211
139K
Palma Soriano
$1272
120K
Cardenas
$1214
86.7K
Moa
$1830
73.1K
Florida
$1395
71.7K
Placetas
$1101
71.2K
Colon
$1122
68K
Guines
$1094
66.9K
Artemisa
$1017
59.1K
Yara
$2123
59.4K
Moron
$1259
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1107
43K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1607
14.3M
Yokohama
$1335
3.76M
Osaka
$1242
2.75M
Nagoya
$1202
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1249
1.54M
Hiroshima
$878
1.2M
Sapporo
$1204
1.96M
Kyoto
$1148
1.46M
Kobe
$1107
1.52M
Chiba
$1267
975K
Saitama
$1196
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1057
1.6M
Sendai
$1055
1.06M
Sakai
$1146
824K
Yokosuka
$1125
390K
Sagamihara
$1042
726K
Shizuoka
$932
686K
Kitakyushu
$1003
935K
Kagoshima
$1158
594K
Hachioji
$1305
576K
Wakayama
$1189
353K
Kumamoto
$894
738K
Amagasaki
$1111
456K
Utsunomiya
$1009
518K
Kawaguchi
$1081
594K
Funabashi
$1231
641K
Niigata
$1059
791K
Hamamatsu
$1045
788K
Himeji
$1181
528K
Kurashiki
$1078
475K