Cuba vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1217
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$2337
🏠 One person rent
$615
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$788
$734
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.3
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$299
$1100
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$20072
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
46
🌐 English speaking %
6%
31%
🎓 Higher education
56
72
😀 Quality of life
47
68
🏙️ Population
11M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1217) is 30% more expensive than in Romania ($935). Cuba ranked 60th vs 103rd 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 0.2 months in Cuba compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 101st 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
$10.2
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$956
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.8
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$9.45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$2605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$408
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$6.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.9
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.81
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.68
$6.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$7.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.12
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.6
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.3
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10493
$9286

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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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1116
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1193
287K
Timisoara
$971
251K
Craiova
$909
234K
Iasi
$964
272K
Brasov
$1056
238K
Constanta
$1103
264K
Galati
$895
218K
Ploiesti
$885
181K
Oradea
$839
183K
Braila
$871
155K
Sibiu
$805
134K
Bacau
$724
136K
Pitesti
$873
141K
Arad
$708
145K
Targu Mures
$749
116K
Piatra Neamt
$711
79.7K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
79.9K
Suceava
$830
120K
Buzau
$857
103K
Botosani
$815
90K
Baia Mare
$714
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$835
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$832
73.5K
Bistrita
$703
78.9K
Satu Mare
$754
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Targoviste
$802
67K
Tulcea
$854
65.6K
Vaslui
$804
63K