Cuba vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1227
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2775
$2151
🏠 One person rent
$639
$404
🏘️ Family rent
$974
$694
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.1
$942
💸 GDP per capita
$9500
$18419
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
78.2
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
46
🌐 English speaking %
6%
31%
🎓 Higher education
58
73
😀 Quality of life
32
63
🏙️ Population
11M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1227) is 43% more expensive than in Romania ($860). Cuba ranked 51st vs 111th for Romania 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 1.1 months in Romania. Ranked 140th and 54th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Romania

We calculate prices for Cuba and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.87
$9.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.43
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$782
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.8
$8.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.59%
7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$381
$2209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$332
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.55
$6.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$6.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.4
$7.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.17
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.43
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.75
$7.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.6
$6.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12665
$7610

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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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1036
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1018
287K
Timisoara
$835
251K
Iasi
$873
272K
Brasov
$955
238K
Constanta
$1035
264K
Craiova
$744
234K
Ploiesti
$786
181K
Galati
$831
218K
Braila
$721
155K
Oradea
$825
183K
Bacau
$735
136K
Sibiu
$837
134K
Pitesti
$772
141K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
79.9K
Arad
$668
145K
Targu Mures
$721
116K
Buzau
$795
103K
Baia Mare
$670
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$688
93.2K
Bistrita
$662
78.9K
Suceava
$748
84.3K
Botosani
$780
90K
Targoviste
$757
67K
Focsani
$751
66.6K
Calarasi
$727
58.2K
Satu Mare
$667
91.5K
Voluntari
$900
47.4K
Deva
$697
53.1K
Slatina
$631
63.5K