Cuba vs Peru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Peru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1217
$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$2108
🏠 One person rent
$615
$356
🏘️ Family rent
$788
$590
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.3
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$299
$567
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$8452
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
7.62
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
31
🌐 English speaking %
6%
8%
🎓 Higher education
56
69
😀 Quality of life
47
53
🏙️ Population
11M
34.2M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1217) is 41% more expensive than in Peru ($862). Cuba ranked 60th vs 119th 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 0.2 months in Cuba compared to 0.7 months in Peru. Ranked 101st and 80th 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
$10.2
$4.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$6.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$956
$741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$499
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.8
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$408
$1642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$18.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.9
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.81
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.68
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.12
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.6
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$8.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.3
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10493
$7113

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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
$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 Peru

City Cost of living Population
Lima
$1040
9.94M
Arequipa
$624
1.01M
Trujillo
$730
920K
Callao
$838
537K
Chiclayo
$667
553K
Piura
$648
473K
Chimbote
$531
395K
Iquitos
$748
378K
Huancayo
$604
378K
Cusco
$681
428K
Juliaca
$594
276K
Cajamarca
$589
201K
Tacna
$445
286K
Tarapoto
$607
240K
Pucallpa
$527
326K
Ica
$732
282K
Huacho
$737
201K
Huanuco
$655
197K
Sullana
$596
162K
Ayacucho
$654
216K
Puno
$563
129K
Huaraz
$595
119K
Talara
$704
99.6K
Pisco
$676
110K
Tumbes
$582
96.9K
Jaen
$609
81.6K
Huaral
$775
79K
Paita
$638
81.2K
Puerto Maldonado
$609
85K
Abancay
$655
72.3K