Cuba vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1217
$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$1445
🏠 One person rent
$615
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$788
$436
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.3
$34.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$299
$318
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$3985
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
6.54
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
69.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
33
🌐 English speaking %
6%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
56
57
😀 Quality of life
47
48
🏙️ Population
11M
116M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1217) is 100% more expensive than in the Philippines ($607). Cuba ranked 60th vs 164th 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 101st and 100th 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
$10.2
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$3.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$956
$636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.8
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
7.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$2439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$408
$1269
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$2.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.9
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.81
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.68
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.12
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$30.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.6
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$4.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.3
$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10493
$6039

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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 the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$717
2.96M
Manila
$790
1.85M
Taguig
$807
887K
Caloocan
$568
1.66M
Pasig
$642
803K
Davao
$633
1.78M
Antipolo
$570
887K
Paranaque
$651
690K
Cebu
$795
964K
San Jose del Monte
$511
652K
Mandaluyong
$742
426K
Pasay
$785
441K
Cagayan de Oro
$595
728K
Dasmarinas
$414
703K
La Union
$578
822K
Valenzuela
$432
715K
Marikina
$555
456K
Zamboanga
$514
977K
Bacoor
$540
665K
Las Pinas
$628
606K
Palawan
$638
940K
General Santos
$514
697K
Cainta
$760
377K
Lapu-Lapu
$720
498K
Muntinlupa
$692
543K
Calamba
$489
540K
Angeles
$624
463K
General Trias
$519
451K
Bacolod
$576
601K
San Fernando
$609
355K