Cuba vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$2421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2681
$5667
🏠 One person rent
$639
$1480
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$2475
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$3985
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$67520
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
8.81
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
81.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
78
🌐 English speaking %
6%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
55
96
😀 Quality of life
47
94
🏙️ Population
11M
18M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1255) is 48% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2421). Cuba ranked 59th vs 13th for the Netherlands 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 1.6 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 108th and 8th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs the Netherlands

We calculate prices for Cuba and the Netherlands as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 70 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 Netherlands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.9
$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$6.79
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$3.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$1482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$540
$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$849
$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$2140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.1
$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69
$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.84%
3.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$359
$6672
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$357
$5056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.3
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$30.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.67
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$5.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.83
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.1
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.72
$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$61.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$2174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10513
$11739

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Cities Comparison in Cuba vs the Netherlands

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$3203
921K
Rotterdam
$2637
664K
The Hague
$2701
548K
Utrecht
$2669
359K
Eindhoven
$2287
244K
Groningen
$1973
238K
Breda
$2206
188K
Almere
$2440
215K
Tilburg
$2340
228K
Arnhem
$2189
164K
Haarlem
$2822
163K
Nijmegen
$2200
177K
Leiden
$2348
124K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
159K
Enschede
$2150
160K
Apeldoorn
$2119
139K
Maastricht
$2233
120K
Venlo
$2137
102K
Delft
$2389
109K
Zwolle
$2002
130K
Hilversum
$2636
91.2K
Purmerend
$2223
81.5K
Emmen
$1774
107K
Deventer
$2055
101K
Leeuwarden
$2016
93.8K
Roosendaal
$2264
77K
Heerlen
$1930
86.9K
Zeist
$2457
65K
Scheveningen
$2471
61K
Bergen op Zoom
$2295
66.4K