Cuba vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1295
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2752
$3691
🏠 One person rent
$664
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$864
$1503
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$469
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.8
$94.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$539
$2076
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$35327
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
8.37
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
83.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
55
🌐 English speaking %
6%
39%
🎓 Higher education
55
90
😀 Quality of life
52
83
🏙️ Population
11M
48.8M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1295) is 20% less expensive than in Spain ($1627). Cuba ranked 56th vs 34th for Spain in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cuba compared to 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 87th and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Spain

We calculate prices for Cuba and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 153 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 Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.8
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$3.94
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$692
$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$1688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1012
$1251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.1
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.7
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
3.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$335
$4946
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$356
$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.6
$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.66
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.8
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.84
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.63
$6.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$9.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.6
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$9.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.1
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9832
$10763

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Cities Comparison in Cuba vs Spain

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$1073
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1650
506K
Holguin
$1352
350K
Camaguey
$1619
322K
Santa Clara
$1158
247K
Bayamo
$1163
235K
Guantanamo
$1673
228K
Las Tunas
$1575
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1212
189K
Cienfuegos
$886
165K
Manzanillo
$2774
151K
Matanzas
$1163
152K
Ciego de Avila
$1322
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1232
139K
Palma Soriano
$1274
120K
Artemisa
$1168
86.4K
Cardenas
$1196
86.7K
Moa
$1888
73.1K
Placetas
$1090
71.2K
Florida
$1522
71.7K
Colon
$1160
68K
Guines
$1213
66.9K
Yara
$2128
59.4K
Moron
$1319
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1165
43K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$2109
3.51M
Barcelona
$2129
1.73M
Valencia
$1812
841K
Tenerife
$1739
955K
Zaragoza
$1436
693K
Seville
$1343
689K
Malaga
$1705
599K
Palma de Mallorca
$2017
435K
Bilbao
$1790
351K
Alicante
$1513
366K
Valladolid
$1415
303K
Las Palmas
$1508
382K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1697
261K
Cordoba
$1291
323K
Vigo
$1439
294K
San Sebastian
$1778
190K
A Coruna
$1410
252K
Terrassa
$1367
233K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
290K
Gijon
$1508
270K
Sabadell
$1623
225K
Badalona
$2084
232K
Burgos
$1242
177K
Pamplona
$1622
209K
Granada
$1350
234K
Cartagena
$1195
221K
Elche
$1268
246K
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1642
212K
Marbella
$2004
160K
Albacete
$1303
175K