Cuba vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1227
$1480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2775
$3313
🏠 One person rent
$639
$850
🏘️ Family rent
$974
$1358
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$415
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.1
$1891
💸 GDP per capita
$9500
$32677
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
78.2
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
60
🌐 English speaking %
6%
22%
🎓 Higher education
58
90
😀 Quality of life
32
79
🏙️ Population
11M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1227) is 17% less expensive than in Spain ($1480). Cuba ranked 51st vs 36th 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 months in Cuba compared to 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 140th and 29th 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
$9.87
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$3.4
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$892
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$782
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$86.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.8
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.59%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$381
$4084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$332
$2641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.55
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.4
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.17
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.43
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.75
$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$68.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.6
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$455
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12665
$8656

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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
$1024
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1416
445K
Holguin
$1280
350K
Camaguey
$1525
322K
Santa Clara
$1053
247K
Bayamo
$1166
235K
Guantanamo
$1558
228K
Las Tunas
$1556
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1096
189K
Cienfuegos
$878
165K
Matanzas
$1203
152K
Manzanillo
$2760
151K
Ciego de Avila
$1260
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1210
139K
Palma Soriano
$1273
120K
Cardenas
$1182
86.7K
Moa
$1824
73.1K
Florida
$1405
71.7K
Placetas
$1103
71.2K
Colon
$1108
68K
Guines
$1113
66.9K
Artemisa
$1076
59.1K
Moron
$1260
59.4K
Yara
$2117
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1110
43K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1889
3.33M
Barcelona
$1887
1.66M
Valencia
$1581
808K
Seville
$1358
684K
Tenerife
$1707
932K
Zaragoza
$1330
683K
Malaga
$1519
586K
Murcia
$1192
673K
Bilbao
$1522
346K
Palma de Mallorca
$1783
423K
Las Palmas
$1353
378K
Alicante
$1360
349K
Cordoba
$1165
324K
Vigo
$1282
294K
Terrassa
$1491
225K
Valladolid
$1262
297K
Pamplona
$1464
206K
Gijon
$1269
268K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
256K
Sabadell
$1577
218K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
274K
San Sebastian
$1623
189K
Badalona
$1914
226K
A Coruna
$1259
247K
Granada
$1288
231K
Oviedo
$1158
186K
Jerez de la Frontera
$936
213K
Cartagena
$1136
218K
Elche
$1192
238K
Burgos
$1220
174K