Cuba vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1227
$2978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2775
$7532
🏠 One person rent
$639
$1679
🏘️ Family rent
$974
$3087
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$905
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.1
$6579
💸 GDP per capita
$9500
$99995
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
9.01
❤️ Life expectancy
78.2
83.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
82
🌐 English speaking %
6%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
58
99
😀 Quality of life
32
100
🏙️ Population
11M
8.9M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1227) is 59% less expensive than in Switzerland ($2978). Cuba ranked 51st vs 4th for Switzerland 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 2.2 months in Switzerland. Ranked 140th and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for Cuba and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 50 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 Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.87
$27.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$98.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$8.46
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$4.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$1719
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$1400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$3301
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$782
$2658
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.8
$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.59%
2.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$381
$13868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$332
$9046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$4.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.55
$41.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$3.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$4.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$7.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$23.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$46.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5
$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.4
$18.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.17
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.43
$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$4.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$89.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.75
$22.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.6
$42.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$124
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$144
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$2627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12665
$21218

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Cities Comparison in Cuba vs Switzerland

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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 Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3392
447K
Geneva
$3322
204K
Basel
$2741
174K
Lausanne
$2890
141K
Bern
$2512
135K
Winterthur
$3184
110K
Lucerne
$3068
81.7K
St. Gallen
$2618
75.8K
Lugano
$2763
63.2K
Biel/Bienne
$2517
55.2K
Koniz
$2592
41.8K
Thun
$2646
43.7K
Vernier
$3120
34.8K
Uster
$3057
36.8K
Lancy
$3094
31.9K
Fribourg
$2738
38.4K
Chur
$2197
35K
Schaffhausen
$2629
36.6K
Altstetten
$3139
36.3K
Bellinzona
$3009
43.8K
Neuchatel
$2424
33.5K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
30.2K
Dubendorf
$3129
28K
Sion
$2052
34.7K
Montreux
$3257
26K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
39K
Emmen
$3020
29.3K
Kriens
$2989
27K
Meyrin
$3090
24.1K
Frauenfeld
$2647
25.4K