Cuba vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$973
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2681
$2438
🏠 One person rent
$639
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$361
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$1159
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$20080
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
8.06
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
45
🌐 English speaking %
6%
31%
🎓 Higher education
55
71
😀 Quality of life
47
71
🏙️ Population
11M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1255) is 29% more expensive than in Romania ($973). Cuba ranked 59th 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 108th and 48th 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
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.9
$50.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$540
$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$849
$857
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$99.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.1
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69
$9.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.84%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$359
$2815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$357
$1875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.3
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$7.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.67
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$9.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.83
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$6.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$6.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$7.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.1
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.72
$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$590
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10513
$10186

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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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1138
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1243
287K
Timisoara
$1029
251K
Iasi
$1042
272K
Brasov
$1150
238K
Constanta
$1132
264K
Craiova
$983
234K
Galati
$950
218K
Ploiesti
$926
181K
Oradea
$894
183K
Sibiu
$840
134K
Braila
$871
155K
Bacau
$773
136K
Targu Mures
$795
116K
Pitesti
$970
141K
Arad
$734
145K
Suceava
$873
120K
Piatra Neamt
$740
79.7K
Buzau
$831
103K
Botosani
$869
90K
Baia Mare
$755
109K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
79.9K
Bistrita
$737
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$826
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$844
73.5K
Satu Mare
$777
91.5K
Vaslui
$871
63K
Alba Iulia
$800
64.2K
Targoviste
$800
67K
Giurgiu
$956
54.6K