Cuba vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2681
$3717
🏠 One person rent
$639
$935
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$1515
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$472
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$2123
💸 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%
22%
🎓 Higher education
55
90
😀 Quality of life
47
83
🏙️ Population
11M
48.8M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1255) is 24% less expensive than in Spain ($1642). Cuba ranked 59th 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 0.2 months in Cuba compared to 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 108th and 32nd 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
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.9
$58.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$3.95
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$985
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$540
$762
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$849
$1689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$1260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.1
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69
$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.84%
3.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$359
$4915
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$357
$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$1.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.3
$35.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$17.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.67
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.83
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.1
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.72
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$73.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$96.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$560
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10513
$10852

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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
$993
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1647
445K
Holguin
$1355
350K
Camaguey
$1616
322K
Bayamo
$1165
235K
Santa Clara
$1157
247K
Guantanamo
$1664
228K
Las Tunas
$1579
202K
Manzanillo
$2770
151K
Pinar del Rio
$1138
189K
Sancti Spiritus
$1228
139K
Cienfuegos
$872
165K
Ciego de Avila
$1324
143K
Matanzas
$1164
152K
Palma Soriano
$1273
120K
Cardenas
$1199
86.7K
Guines
$1141
66.9K
Moa
$1888
73.1K
Placetas
$1097
71.2K
Moron
$1315
59.4K
Colon
$1155
68K
Artemisa
$1091
59.1K
Florida
$1519
71.7K
Yara
$2134
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1170
43K

In Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$2089
3.51M
Barcelona
$2116
1.73M
Valencia
$1797
841K
Tenerife
$1774
955K
Zaragoza
$1471
693K
Seville
$1403
689K
Malaga
$1727
599K
Palma de Mallorca
$2000
435K
Bilbao
$1746
351K
Alicante
$1516
366K
Valladolid
$1408
303K
Las Palmas
$1540
382K
Vigo
$1427
294K
Cordoba
$1331
323K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
261K
Terrassa
$1473
233K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
290K
Gijon
$1511
270K
Sabadell
$1685
225K
A Coruna
$1426
252K
Badalona
$2155
232K
San Sebastian
$1797
190K
Pamplona
$1655
209K
Granada
$1360
234K
Elche
$1314
246K
Cartagena
$1212
221K
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1654
212K
Oviedo
$1327
187K
Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
214K
Marbella
$1935
160K