Cuba vs Portugal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Portugal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1217
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$3242
🏠 One person rent
$615
$856
🏘️ Family rent
$788
$1421
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.3
$55.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$299
$1305
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$28844
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
8.57
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
82.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
57
🌐 English speaking %
6%
27.3%
🎓 Higher education
56
88
😀 Quality of life
47
77
🏙️ Population
11M
10.7M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1217) is 15% less expensive than in Portugal ($1424). Cuba ranked 60th vs 40th for Portugal 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 0.9 months in Portugal. Ranked 101st and 38th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Portugal

We calculate prices for Cuba and Portugal as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 124 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 Portugal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$2.57
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$703
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$956
$1622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$1243
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$80.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.8
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$408
$2697
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.9
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.81
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.68
$6.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.12
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$8.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.6
$73.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$12.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.3
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10493
$10582

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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 Portugal

City Cost of living Population
Lisbon
$1889
546K
Sintra
$1577
386K
Cascais
$1656
214K
Vila Nova de Gaia
$1457
304K
Porto
$1499
232K
Seixal
$1394
167K
Braga
$1337
193K
Vila Franca de Xira
$1216
138K
Oeiras
$1756
172K
Gondomar
$1457
164K
Matosinhos
$1565
173K
Maia
$1852
135K
Amadora
$1481
171K
Coimbra
$1260
141K
Almada
$1701
177K
Loures
$1509
202K
Odivelas
$1505
148K
Guimaraes
$1426
157K
Santa Maria da Feira
$1231
137K
Vila Nova de Famalicao
$1208
134K
Leiria
$1277
127K
Valongo
$1462
93.9K
Torres Vedras
$1589
79.5K
Setubal
$1390
123K
Funchal
$1561
106K
Vila do Conde
$1206
79.5K
Barcelos
$998
117K
Paredes
$1299
86.9K
Viana do Castelo
$1185
88.7K
Agualva-Cacem
$1533
81.8K