Cuba vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1188
$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2772
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$589
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.4
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$53.8
$777
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
78.2
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
22
🌐 English speaking %
6%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
57
85
😀 Quality of life
32
45
🏙️ Population
11M
146M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1188) is 54% more expensive than in Russia ($770). Cuba ranked 56th vs 127th 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 0 months in Cuba compared to 1 months in Russia. Ranked 142nd and 94th 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
$9.93
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.24
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$572
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.9
$7.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.05%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$378
$2953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$327
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$8.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.24
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.68
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.06
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.26
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.73
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$66.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.7
$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11260
$6824

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Cities Comparison in Cuba vs Russia

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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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1244
13.1M
Saint Petersburg
$974
5.6M
Yekaterinburg
$765
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$698
1.63M
Kazan
$734
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$717
1.2M
Krasnoyarsk
$692
1.09M
Rostov-on-Don
$683
1.14M
Krasnodar
$676
1.14M
Omsk
$631
1.1M
Chelyabinsk
$617
1.18M
Ufa
$672
1.13M
Perm
$595
1.03M
Samara
$656
1.16M
Tyumen
$765
861K
Voronezh
$448
1.05M
Khabarovsk
$826
616K
Saratov
$555
838K
Volgograd
$569
1M
Vladivostok
$833
592K
Irkutsk
$770
624K
Tolyatti
$612
668K
Balashikha
$676
530K
Surgut
$654
396K
Penza
$524
488K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
544K
Izhevsk
$637
619K
Kemerovo
$569
545K
Tomsk
$565
545K
Yaroslavl
$523
567K