Cuba vs Malaysia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Malaysia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1217
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$1625
🏠 One person rent
$615
$319
🏘️ Family rent
$788
$511
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.3
$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$299
$804
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$11867
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
7.06
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
76.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
50
🌐 English speaking %
6%
57.3%
🎓 Higher education
56
78
😀 Quality of life
47
63
🏙️ Population
11M
35.6M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1217) is 75% more expensive than in Malaysia ($694). Cuba ranked 60th vs 149th for Malaysia 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 Malaysia. Ranked 101st and 61st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Malaysia

We calculate prices for Cuba and Malaysia as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 34 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 Malaysia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$3.97
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$956
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.8
$45.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$1684
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$408
$1051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$6.77
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.9
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.81
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.68
$4.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.12
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.6
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$5.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.3
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10493
$6210

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$918
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1645
445K
Holguin
$1354
350K
Camaguey
$1601
322K
Santa Clara
$1154
247K
Bayamo
$1165
235K
Guantanamo
$1656
228K
Las Tunas
$1574
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1057
189K
Cienfuegos
$855
165K
Manzanillo
$2761
151K
Matanzas
$1164
152K
Ciego de Avila
$1300
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1221
139K
Palma Soriano
$1266
120K
Cardenas
$1157
86.7K
Florida
$1504
71.7K
Moa
$1884
73.1K
Placetas
$1097
71.2K
Colon
$1114
68K
Guines
$1064
66.9K
Moron
$1300
59.4K
Yara
$2126
59.4K
Artemisa
$1014
59.1K
Sagua La Grande
$1146
43K

In Malaysia

City Cost of living Population
Kuala Lumpur
$866
1.98M
Ipoh
$657
867K
Johor Bahru
$789
798K
Klang
$704
878K
George Town
$754
794K
Subang Jaya
$789
708K
Shah Alam
$681
741K
Petaling Jaya
$731
639K
Kuantan
$552
608K
Kota Bharu
$517
491K
Sandakan
$518
396K
Kota Kinabalu
$687
452K
Seremban
$643
420K
Sungai Petani
$653
545K
Alor Setar
$509
217K
Muar
$771
315K
Kuching
$642
325K
Teluk Intan
$654
233K
Malacca
$689
455K
Chukai
$598
256K
Miri
$658
235K
Kluang
$771
205K
Lahad Datu
$556
200K
Taiping
$552
245K
Kuala Terengganu
$534
255K
Sibu
$592
248K
Batu Pahat
$788
140K
Putrajaya
$584
109K
Tawau
$578
114K
Butterworth
$701
80.4K