Cuba vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1188
$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2772
$2100
🏠 One person rent
$589
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.4
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$53.8
$968
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$18404
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
78.2
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
46
🌐 English speaking %
6%
31%
🎓 Higher education
57
72
😀 Quality of life
32
64
🏙️ Population
11M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1188) is 43% more expensive than in Romania ($834). Cuba ranked 56th vs 113th 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 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 142nd and 53rd 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
$9.93
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.24
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$572
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$87.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.9
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.05%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$378
$2284
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$327
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$6.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.24
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.68
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.06
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.26
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.73
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$6.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.7
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11260
$8337

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Cities Comparison in Cuba vs Romania

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$926
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1415
445K
Holguin
$1266
350K
Camaguey
$1531
322K
Santa Clara
$1058
247K
Bayamo
$1166
235K
Guantanamo
$1561
228K
Las Tunas
$1561
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1071
189K
Cienfuegos
$865
165K
Matanzas
$1273
152K
Manzanillo
$2763
151K
Ciego de Avila
$1258
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1211
139K
Palma Soriano
$1272
120K
Cardenas
$1214
86.7K
Moa
$1830
73.1K
Florida
$1395
71.7K
Placetas
$1101
71.2K
Colon
$1122
68K
Guines
$1094
66.9K
Artemisa
$1017
59.1K
Yara
$2123
59.4K
Moron
$1259
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1107
43K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$988
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1003
287K
Timisoara
$816
251K
Iasi
$840
272K
Craiova
$848
234K
Brasov
$938
238K
Constanta
$1002
264K
Ploiesti
$796
181K
Galati
$786
218K
Braila
$741
155K
Oradea
$788
183K
Bacau
$650
136K
Sibiu
$698
134K
Targu Mures
$758
116K
Arad
$623
145K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
79.9K
Pitesti
$743
141K
Buzau
$729
103K
Botosani
$727
90K
Piatra Neamt
$676
79.7K
Baia Mare
$638
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$770
93.2K
Bistrita
$663
78.9K
Suceava
$709
84.3K
Deva
$636
53.1K
Satu Mare
$657
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$674
64.2K
Targoviste
$704
67K
Focsani
$752
66.6K
Resita
$716
58.4K