Cuba vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1227
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2775
$2959
🏠 One person rent
$639
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$974
$1024
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.1
$2197
💸 GDP per capita
$9500
$33834
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
8.4
❤️ Life expectancy
78.2
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
73
🌐 English speaking %
6%
15%
🎓 Higher education
58
98
😀 Quality of life
32
89
🏙️ Population
11M
125M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1227) is 6% more expensive than in Japan ($1160). Cuba ranked 51st vs 65th 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 140th and 16th 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
$9.87
$6.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$3.26
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$1193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$782
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.8
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.59%
1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$381
$5404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$332
$3197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$60.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.55
$26.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.17
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.43
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.75
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.6
$17.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12665
$11669

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1641
14.3M
Yokohama
$1385
3.76M
Osaka
$1212
2.75M
Nagoya
$1248
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1187
1.54M
Sapporo
$1268
1.96M
Kyoto
$1210
1.46M
Kobe
$1119
1.52M
Sendai
$1111
1.06M
Saitama
$1038
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1162
1.6M
Sakai
$1174
824K
Hiroshima
$1003
1.2M
Yokosuka
$1153
390K
Sagamihara
$1060
726K
Chiba
$1244
975K
Kitakyushu
$1044
935K
Kagoshima
$1092
594K
Hachioji
$1252
576K
Kumamoto
$970
738K
Wakayama
$1226
353K
Amagasaki
$1132
456K
Kawaguchi
$1056
594K
Utsunomiya
$1048
518K
Niigata
$1108
791K
Shizuoka
$991
686K
Hamamatsu
$1046
788K
Funabashi
$1145
641K
Himeji
$1212
528K
Kurashiki
$1103
475K