Cuba vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1227
$615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2775
$1589
🏠 One person rent
$639
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$974
$579
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$31.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.1
$392
💸 GDP per capita
$9500
$3726
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
6.46
❤️ Life expectancy
78.2
72.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
34
🌐 English speaking %
6%
58.2%
🎓 Higher education
58
59
😀 Quality of life
32
46
🏙️ Population
11M
109M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1227) is 99% more expensive than in the Philippines ($615). Cuba ranked 51st vs 161st 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 months in Cuba compared to 0.6 months in the Philippines. Ranked 140th and 88th 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
$9.87
$3.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$3.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$782
$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$75.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.8
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.59%
7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$381
$2157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$332
$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.55
$2.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.4
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.17
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.43
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.75
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.6
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12665
$5937

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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 the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$738
2.96M
Manila
$801
1.85M
Davao
$623
1.78M
Makati
$816
630K
Caloocan
$668
1.66M
Taguig
$820
887K
Cebu
$730
964K
Pasig
$705
803K
Valenzuela
$453
715K
Dasmarinas
$414
703K
Las Pinas
$633
606K
Paranaque
$650
690K
Cagayan de Oro
$636
728K
Muntinlupa
$725
543K
San Jose del Monte
$570
652K
La Union
$581
822K
Pasay
$650
441K
Antipolo
$590
887K
Marikina
$538
456K
Calamba
$518
540K
Imus
$614
497K
General Trias
$602
451K
Zamboanga
$501
977K
Bacoor
$564
665K
Mandaluyong
$770
426K
Palawan
$614
940K
General Santos
$463
697K
Angeles
$668
463K
Cainta
$717
377K
Binan
$579
407K