Cuba vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$616
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2681
$1464
🏠 One person rent
$639
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$284
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$3985
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
6.6
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
69.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
32
🌐 English speaking %
6%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
55
58
😀 Quality of life
47
48
🏙️ Population
11M
116M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1255) is 104% more expensive than in the Philippines ($616). Cuba ranked 59th vs 165th for the Philippines 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 0.5 months in the Philippines. Ranked 108th and 106th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs the Philippines

We calculate prices for Cuba and the Philippines as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 86 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 Philippines
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.9
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$540
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$849
$712
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$72.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.1
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.84%
7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$359
$2698
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$357
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.3
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$2.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.67
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$6.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.83
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.1
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.72
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$40.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$70.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10513
$6955

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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 Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$697
3.08M
Taguig
$868
1.31M
Manila
$821
1.9M
Davao
$659
1.85M
Caloocan
$574
1.71M
Pasig
$609
853K
Antipolo
$544
914K
Paranaque
$660
703K
Cagayan de Oro
$641
742K
Cebu
$796
965K
San Jose del Monte
$504
686K
Mandaluyong
$755
466K
Valenzuela
$458
725K
Pasay
$804
453K
Dasmarinas
$416
745K
Zamboanga
$530
1.02M
Bacoor
$549
661K
Las Pinas
$605
616K
La Union
$606
825K
Marikina
$584
471K
Palawan
$635
969K
General Santos
$525
722K
Muntinlupa
$683
552K
Cainta
$733
386K
Calamba
$496
575K
Binan
$589
584K
Angeles
$636
483K
Bacolod
$603
625K
Lapu-Lapu
$729
498K
General Trias
$501
482K