Cuba vs Latvia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Latvia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1295
$1157
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2752
$2918
🏠 One person rent
$664
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$864
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.8
$68.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$539
$1392
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$23409
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
8.51
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
75.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
60
🌐 English speaking %
6%
45.9%
🎓 Higher education
55
72
😀 Quality of life
52
75
🏙️ Population
11M
1.87M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1295) is 12% more expensive than in Latvia ($1157). Cuba ranked 56th vs 72nd for Latvia 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 Latvia. Ranked 87th and 42nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Latvia

We calculate prices for Cuba and Latvia as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 10 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 Latvia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.8
$56.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$8.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$3.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$692
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$332
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$914
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$242
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$335
$2560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$1757
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.6
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$10.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.66
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$3.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.8
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.84
$8.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.63
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.6
$44.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.1
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$580
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9832
$17677

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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 Latvia

City Cost of living Population
Riga
$1254
595K
Daugavpils
$938
78.1K
Jelgava
$893
54.8K
Liepaja
$1040
67.4K
Jurmala
$1374
52K
Ventspils
$932
32.7K
Valmiera
$938
22.8K
Rezekne
$835
26.4K
Jekabpils
$895
21K
Ogre
$1000
22.8K