Cuba vs Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Pakistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1217
$391
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$927
🏠 One person rent
$615
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$788
$244
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$143
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.3
$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$299
$122
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$1485
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
5.4
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
67.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
27
🌐 English speaking %
6%
48.9%
🎓 Higher education
56
61
😀 Quality of life
47
29
🏙️ Population
11M
251M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1217) is 211% more expensive than in Pakistan ($391). Cuba ranked 60th vs 196th 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 0.2 months in Cuba compared to 0.3 months in Pakistan. Ranked 101st and 155th 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
$10.2
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$13.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$2.35
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$63.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$956
$269
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$66.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.8
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
17.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$408
$453
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$7.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$5.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.9
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.81
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$2.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.68
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.12
$2.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.6
$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.3
$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$45
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10493
$1419

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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 Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$430
14.9M
Lahore
$427
11.1M
Faisalabad
$333
3.2M
Rawalpindi
$416
2.1M
Gujranwala
$302
2.03M
Multan
$403
1.87M
Peshawar
$334
1.97M
Hyderabad
$382
1.73M
Islamabad
$443
1.01M
Quetta
$291
1M
Bahawalpur
$301
762K
Sialkot
$311
592K
Sargodha
$376
660K
Mardan
$354
368K
Larkana
$336
491K
Sheikhupura
$368
473K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
399K
Sukkur
$340
500K
Mingora
$351
280K
Gujrat
$320
391K
Jhang
$294
414K
Wah
$344
259K
Kamoke
$316
231K
Chiniot
$372
478K
Kohat
$364
171K
Nawabshah
$324
263K
Okara
$291
232K
Jacobabad
$322
201K
Mirpur Khas
$395
237K
Khanewal
$362
165K