Cuba vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2681
$1729
🏠 One person rent
$639
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$93.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$192
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$1187
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
6.53
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
67
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
40
🌐 English speaking %
6%
9.9%
🎓 Higher education
55
53
😀 Quality of life
47
37
🏙️ Population
11M
68.6M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1255) is 85% more expensive than in Tanzania ($679). Cuba ranked 59th vs 154th for Tanzania 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 0.3 months in Tanzania. Ranked 108th and 139th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for Cuba and Tanzania 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 Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$3.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.9
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$8.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$1.04
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$431
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$540
$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$849
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.1
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69
$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.84%
16.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$359
$1466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$357
$3677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.3
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.67
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.83
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.1
$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.72
$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$4.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$41.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10513
$12492

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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 Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$763
4.72M
Zanzibar
$588
710K
Mwanza
$623
706K
Morogoro
$408
207K
Tanga
$544
221K
Mbeya
$469
542K
Dodoma
$506
214K
Arusha
$602
416K
Moshi
$523
145K
Stone Town
$551
18K