Cuba vs Portugal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Portugal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$1480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2681
$3363
🏠 One person rent
$639
$890
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$1475
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$1396
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$29292
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
8.62
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
82.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
56
🌐 English speaking %
6%
27.3%
🎓 Higher education
55
88
😀 Quality of life
47
78
🏙️ Population
11M
10.7M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1255) is 15% less expensive than in Portugal ($1480). Cuba ranked 59th vs 41st 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 108th and 40th 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
$12.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.9
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$910
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$540
$729
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$849
$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$1268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$84.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.1
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.84%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$359
$3892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$357
$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.3
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$14.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.67
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.83
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$5.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$6.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.1
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.72
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$73.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$13.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10513
$10961

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Cities Comparison in Cuba vs Portugal

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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 Portugal

City Cost of living Population
Lisbon
$1953
546K
Sintra
$1616
386K
Cascais
$1720
214K
Vila Nova de Gaia
$1501
304K
Porto
$1569
232K
Seixal
$1416
167K
Braga
$1416
193K
Vila Franca de Xira
$1254
138K
Oeiras
$1806
172K
Gondomar
$1508
164K
Matosinhos
$1720
173K
Amadora
$1529
171K
Almada
$1697
177K
Maia
$1913
135K
Coimbra
$1360
141K
Guimaraes
$1463
157K
Loures
$1540
202K
Odivelas
$1553
148K
Santa Maria da Feira
$1283
137K
Leiria
$1371
127K
Vila Nova de Famalicao
$1260
134K
Setubal
$1469
123K
Valongo
$1500
93.9K
Funchal
$1682
106K
Vila do Conde
$1260
79.5K
Barcelos
$1062
117K
Torres Vedras
$1636
79.5K
Paredes
$1375
86.9K
Aveiro
$1414
78.5K
Agualva-Cacem
$1568
81.8K