Cuba vs Moldova - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Moldova
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1217
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$615
$467
🏘️ Family rent
$788
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.3
$30.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$299
$351
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$7618
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
7.43
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
71.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
43
🌐 English speaking %
6%
2%
🎓 Higher education
56
42
😀 Quality of life
47
47
🏙️ Population
11M
2.39M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1217) is 40% more expensive than in Moldova ($866). Cuba ranked 60th vs 118th for Moldova 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 0.4 months in Moldova. Ranked 101st and 105th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Moldova

We calculate prices for Cuba and Moldova 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 Moldova
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$8.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$31.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$7.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.72
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$956
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.8
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$9.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$1940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$408
$1434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$4.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.9
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$9.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$5.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.81
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.68
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.12
$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.6
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10493
$6873

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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 Moldova

City Cost of living Population
Chisinau
$947
639K
Balti
$793
97.9K
Tiraspol
$546
134K
Bender
$670
76.2K
Ungheni
$1164
30.8K
Cahul
$926
30K
Soroca
$879
22.2K
Dubasari
$884
28.5K
Orhei
$921
21.1K
Comrat
$901
19.9K