Cuba vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2681
$1321
🏠 One person rent
$639
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$283
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$20
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$240
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$4516
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
6.23
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
77.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
35
🌐 English speaking %
6%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
55
56
😀 Quality of life
47
51
🏙️ Population
11M
21.9M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1255) is 118% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($577). Cuba ranked 59th vs 169th for Sri Lanka 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 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 108th and 88th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for Cuba and Sri Lanka as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 10 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 Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.9
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$2.21
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$540
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$849
$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$290
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.1
$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.84%
12.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$359
$1855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$357
$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.3
$7.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.67
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$4.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.83
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$2.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.1
$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.72
$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$34.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10513
$582

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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 Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$676
648K
Gampaha
$414
191K
Kandy
$447
120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
116K
Negombo
$487
142K
Beruwala
$609
165K
Galle
$518
93.1K
Trincomalee
$544
99.1K
Matara
$499
68.2K
Anuradhapura
$554
63.2K