Cuba vs Mexico - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Mexico
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2634
$2217
🏠 One person rent
$679
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$872
$756
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.9
$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$513
$747
💸 GDP per capita
$9500
$11091
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
6.6
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
70.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
45
31
🌐 English speaking %
6%
13%
🎓 Higher education
59
89
😀 Quality of life
44
41
🏙️ Population
11.2M
125M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1250) is 39% more expensive than in Mexico ($900). Cuba ranked 42nd vs 89th for Mexico 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 0.8 months in Mexico. Ranked 102nd and 119th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Mexico

We calculate prices for Cuba and Mexico as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 144 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 Mexico
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.75
$8.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.68
$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$1.69
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.9
$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78
$28.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
11.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$527
$1553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$397
$1195
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$10.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.98
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.37
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.81
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.9
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.52
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.86
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.9
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.09
$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$33.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.4
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.6
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15197
$5116

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Cities Comparison in Cuba vs Mexico

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$1033
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1314
445K
Holguin
$876
350K
Camaguey
$1673
322K
Santa Clara
$1184
247K
Bayamo
$1840
235K
Guantanamo
$1585
228K
Las Tunas
$1684
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1021
189K
Cienfuegos
$1083
165K
Manzanillo
$2768
151K
Matanzas
$887
145K
Ciego de Avila
$1496
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1392
139K
Palma Soriano
$1229
125K
Cardenas
$982
86.7K
Moa
$1825
73.1K
Florida
$1550
71.7K
Colon
$1014
71.6K
Placetas
$1237
71.2K
Guines
$1011
66.9K
Yara
$2369
59.4K
Artemisa
$1003
59.1K
Moron
$1472
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1113
56.1K

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1194
9.21M
Tijuana
$1123
1.96M
Ciudad Juarez
$935
1.32M
Zapopan
$950
1.48M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$916
1.93M
Monterrey
$1263
1.14M
Guadalajara
$987
1.46M
Leon
$832
1.58M
Saltillo
$832
864K
Puebla
$848
1.43M
Aguascalientes
$703
934K
San Luis Potosi
$948
773K
Mexicali
$758
1.03M
Naucalpan
$931
872K
Chihuahua
$831
878K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$833
1.08M
Cancun
$1177
889K
Hermosillo
$861
856K
Queretaro
$956
626K
Merida
$1061
892K
Culiacan
$808
808K
Tlaquepaque
$796
664K
Irapuato
$659
593K
Torreon
$733
717K
Morelia
$661
963K
Reynosa
$752
589K
Cuautitlan Izcalli
$707
531K
Tlalnepantla
$882
653K
Guadalupe
$828
692K
Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$796
521K