Cuba vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1227
$804
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2775
$1991
🏠 One person rent
$639
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$974
$598
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.1
$411
💸 GDP per capita
$9500
$7790
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
7.56
❤️ Life expectancy
78.2
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
33
🌐 English speaking %
6%
8%
🎓 Higher education
58
69
😀 Quality of life
32
44
🏙️ Population
11M
29.4M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1227) is 53% more expensive than in Peru ($804). Cuba ranked 51st vs 123rd for Peru 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 Peru. Ranked 140th and 93rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Peru

We calculate prices for Cuba and Peru as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 32 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 Peru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.87
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$5.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$782
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.8
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.59%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$381
$1777
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$332
$1462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$29.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.55
$17.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$7.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$4.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.4
$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.17
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.43
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.75
$5.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.6
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$39.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12665
$6387

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Cities Comparison in Cuba vs Peru

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$1024
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1416
445K
Holguin
$1280
350K
Camaguey
$1525
322K
Santa Clara
$1053
247K
Bayamo
$1166
235K
Guantanamo
$1558
228K
Las Tunas
$1556
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1096
189K
Cienfuegos
$878
165K
Matanzas
$1203
152K
Manzanillo
$2760
151K
Ciego de Avila
$1260
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1210
139K
Palma Soriano
$1273
120K
Cardenas
$1182
86.7K
Moa
$1824
73.1K
Florida
$1405
71.7K
Placetas
$1103
71.2K
Colon
$1108
68K
Guines
$1113
66.9K
Artemisa
$1076
59.1K
Moron
$1260
59.4K
Yara
$2117
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1110
43K

In Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$986
9.94M
Arequipa
$560
1.01M
Trujillo
$699
920K
Callao
$779
537K
Cusco
$643
428K
Iquitos
$679
378K
Piura
$564
473K
Cajamarca
$500
201K
Chimbote
$496
395K
Tacna
$406
286K
Huancayo
$591
378K
Juliaca
$522
276K
Tarapoto
$549
240K
Chiclayo
$515
553K
Ica
$640
282K
Pucallpa
$548
326K
Huacho
$687
201K
Huanuco
$612
197K
Sullana
$498
162K
Puno
$490
129K
Huaraz
$553
119K
Tumbes
$454
96.9K
Puerto Maldonado
$560
85K
Pisco
$605
110K
Talara
$504
99.6K
Jaen
$517
81.6K
Ayacucho
$588
216K
Huaral
$726
79K
Abancay
$597
72.3K
Paita
$509
81.2K