Cuba vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1217
$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2607
$2735
🏠 One person rent
$615
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$788
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.3
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$299
$1481
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$34430
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
8.61
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
67
🌐 English speaking %
6%
30%
🎓 Higher education
56
89
😀 Quality of life
47
79
🏙️ Population
11M
23.4M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1217) is 16% more expensive than in Taiwan ($1048). Cuba ranked 60th vs 86th for Taiwan 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 1.4 months in Taiwan. Ranked 101st and 36th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Cuba and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 17 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 Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.4
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.29
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$2.02
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$956
$1191
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.2
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.8
$81.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.82%
2.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$365
$9167
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$408
$5836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$9.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.47
$3.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.9
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.81
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.68
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.12
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.6
$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$14.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.3
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10493
$15690

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In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$918
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1645
445K
Holguin
$1354
350K
Camaguey
$1601
322K
Santa Clara
$1154
247K
Bayamo
$1165
235K
Guantanamo
$1656
228K
Las Tunas
$1574
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1057
189K
Cienfuegos
$855
165K
Manzanillo
$2761
151K
Matanzas
$1164
152K
Ciego de Avila
$1300
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1221
139K
Palma Soriano
$1266
120K
Cardenas
$1157
86.7K
Florida
$1504
71.7K
Moa
$1884
73.1K
Placetas
$1097
71.2K
Colon
$1114
68K
Guines
$1064
66.9K
Moron
$1300
59.4K
Yara
$2126
59.4K
Artemisa
$1014
59.1K
Sagua La Grande
$1146
43K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1135
4.04M
Taichung
$1006
3.03M
Taipei
$1313
2.6M
Kaohsiung
$1002
2.73M
Tainan
$894
1.87M
Taoyuan
$942
2.33M
Hsinchu
$993
499K
Keelung
$1030
367K
Zhubei
$868
218K
Chiayi
$914
252K
Changhua
$914
225K
Kinmen
$901
144K
Miaoli
$695
86.2K
Douliu
$894
109K
Taitung
$854
103K
Nantou
$894
97.3K
Yilan
$802
95K