Cuba vs Latvia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Latvia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2681
$2906
🏠 One person rent
$639
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$429
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$1419
💸 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
47
75
🏙️ Population
11M
1.87M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1255) is 8% more expensive than in Latvia ($1163). Cuba ranked 59th vs 74th 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 0.2 months in Cuba compared to 1.2 months in Latvia. Ranked 108th 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
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.9
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$8.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$5.24
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$540
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$849
$968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.1
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.84%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$359
$2641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$357
$1721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.3
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$9.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.67
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.83
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$5.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.1
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.72
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$500
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10513
$17173

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In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$993
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1647
445K
Holguin
$1355
350K
Camaguey
$1616
322K
Bayamo
$1165
235K
Santa Clara
$1157
247K
Guantanamo
$1664
228K
Las Tunas
$1579
202K
Manzanillo
$2770
151K
Pinar del Rio
$1138
189K
Sancti Spiritus
$1228
139K
Cienfuegos
$872
165K
Ciego de Avila
$1324
143K
Matanzas
$1164
152K
Palma Soriano
$1273
120K
Cardenas
$1199
86.7K
Guines
$1141
66.9K
Moa
$1888
73.1K
Placetas
$1097
71.2K
Moron
$1315
59.4K
Colon
$1155
68K
Artemisa
$1091
59.1K
Florida
$1519
71.7K
Yara
$2134
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1170
43K

In Latvia

City Cost of living Population
Riga
$1248
595K
Daugavpils
$952
78.1K
Liepaja
$1060
67.4K
Jelgava
$908
54.8K
Jurmala
$1423
52K
Ventspils
$994
32.7K
Valmiera
$944
22.8K
Jekabpils
$912
21K
Rezekne
$853
26.4K
Ogre
$1027
22.8K