Cuba vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1347
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2863
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$683
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$816
$594
🍽️ Food expenses
$480
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3237
$632
💸 GDP per capita
$56496
$15271
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
26
🌐 English speaking %
6%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
58
85
😀 Quality of life
62
44
🏙️ Population
11.2M
147M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1347) is 106% more expensive than in Russia ($652). Cuba ranked 40th vs 143rd for Russia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Cuba compared to 1 months in Russia. Ranked 55th and 107th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Russia

We calculate prices for Cuba and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.2
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.58
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$2.13
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$649
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.2
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.2
$80.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.51%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$429
$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$310
$1510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$5.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.53
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$6.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.64
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.1
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.98
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.67
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.3
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$63.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.9
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14426
$6135

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$1001
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1527
445K
Holguin
$1176
350K
Camaguey
$1869
322K
Santa Clara
$1312
247K
Bayamo
$2153
235K
Guantanamo
$1671
228K
Las Tunas
$1727
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1137
189K
Cienfuegos
$1247
165K
Manzanillo
$2841
151K
Matanzas
$1182
145K
Ciego de Avila
$1654
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1507
139K
Palma Soriano
$1536
125K
Cardenas
$1220
86.7K
Moa
$1872
73.1K
Florida
$1784
71.7K
Colon
$1209
71.6K
Placetas
$1371
71.2K
Guines
$1138
66.9K
Moron
$1626
59.4K
Artemisa
$1092
59.1K
Yara
$2555
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1269
56.1K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K