Cuba vs Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Pakistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1188
$390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2772
$959
🏠 One person rent
$589
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$141
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.4
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$53.8
$176
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$1365
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
5.4
❤️ Life expectancy
78.2
66.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
27
🌐 English speaking %
6%
48.9%
🎓 Higher education
57
60
😀 Quality of life
32
24
🏙️ Population
11M
224M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1188) is 205% more expensive than in Pakistan ($390). Cuba ranked 56th vs 195th for Pakistan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0 months in Cuba compared to 0.5 months in Pakistan. Ranked 142nd and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Pakistan

We calculate prices for Cuba and Pakistan as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 36 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 Pakistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.93
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.24
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$572
$111
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$71
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$159
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.9
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.05%
19.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$378
$717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$327
$496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$6.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$4.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.24
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.68
$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.06
$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.26
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.73
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$15.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.7
$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$40
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11260
$1391

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In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$926
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1415
445K
Holguin
$1266
350K
Camaguey
$1531
322K
Santa Clara
$1058
247K
Bayamo
$1166
235K
Guantanamo
$1561
228K
Las Tunas
$1561
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1071
189K
Cienfuegos
$865
165K
Matanzas
$1273
152K
Manzanillo
$2763
151K
Ciego de Avila
$1258
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1211
139K
Palma Soriano
$1272
120K
Cardenas
$1214
86.7K
Moa
$1830
73.1K
Florida
$1395
71.7K
Placetas
$1101
71.2K
Colon
$1122
68K
Guines
$1094
66.9K
Artemisa
$1017
59.1K
Yara
$2123
59.4K
Moron
$1259
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1107
43K

In Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$442
14.9M
Lahore
$411
11.1M
Faisalabad
$306
3.2M
Peshawar
$346
1.97M
Gujranwala
$308
2.03M
Multan
$392
1.87M
Rawalpindi
$401
2.1M
Islamabad
$442
1.01M
Quetta
$266
1M
Hyderabad
$334
1.73M
Sialkot
$281
592K
Bahawalpur
$342
762K
Sargodha
$458
660K
Sheikhupura
$374
473K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
399K
Sukkur
$339
500K
Larkana
$338
491K
Mardan
$366
368K
Okara
$300
232K
Jhang
$292
414K
Wah
$382
259K
Mingora
$364
280K
Kamoke
$321
231K
Gujrat
$373
391K
Sahiwal
$305
248K
Chiniot
$389
478K
Nawabshah
$325
263K
Jacobabad
$325
201K
Kohat
$379
171K
Khanewal
$361
165K