Cuba vs United Kingdom - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba United Kingdom
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1188
$2193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2772
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$589
$1367
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$2434
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$514
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.4
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$53.8
$3203
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$49464
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
8.64
❤️ Life expectancy
78.2
82.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
71
🌐 English speaking %
6%
98.3%
🎓 Higher education
57
100
😀 Quality of life
32
91
🏙️ Population
11M
67.3M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1188) is 46% less expensive than in the United Kingdom ($2193). Cuba ranked 56th vs 11th for the United Kingdom 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 1.5 months in the United Kingdom. Ranked 142nd and 13th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs the United Kingdom

We calculate prices for Cuba and the United Kingdom as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 277 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 United Kingdom
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.93
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$77.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$6.34
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.24
$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$572
$1448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$2688
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$1999
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.9
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.05%
5.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$378
$8674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$327
$5433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$3.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.24
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.68
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.06
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.26
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.73
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.7
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$1629
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11260
$19170

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$926
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1415
445K
Holguin
$1266
350K
Camaguey
$1531
322K
Santa Clara
$1058
247K
Bayamo
$1166
235K
Guantanamo
$1561
228K
Las Tunas
$1561
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1071
189K
Cienfuegos
$865
165K
Matanzas
$1273
152K
Manzanillo
$2763
151K
Ciego de Avila
$1258
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1211
139K
Palma Soriano
$1272
120K
Cardenas
$1214
86.7K
Moa
$1830
73.1K
Florida
$1395
71.7K
Placetas
$1101
71.2K
Colon
$1122
68K
Guines
$1094
66.9K
Artemisa
$1017
59.1K
Yara
$2123
59.4K
Moron
$1259
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1107
43K

In the United Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3296
8.8M
Birmingham
$1951
1.14M
Leeds
$1943
789K
Glasgow
$2011
626K
Edinburgh
$2140
488K
Manchester
$2071
548K
Bristol
$2321
472K
Liverpool
$1774
513K
Sheffield
$1764
518K
Coventry
$1903
363K
Cardiff
$1940
361K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
300K
Leicester
$1805
464K
Belfast
$1755
345K
Southampton
$2039
271K
Bradford
$1598
293K
Nottingham
$1820
289K
Westminster
$2868
255K
Milton Keynes
$2158
264K
Bolton
$1806
285K
Brighton and Hove
$2139
277K
Derby
$1727
255K
Aberdeen
$1614
201K
Solihull
$1740
207K
Kingston upon Hull
$1466
260K
Plymouth
$1710
268K
York
$1727
208K
Luton
$1885
213K
Sunderland
$1510
277K
Swindon
$1924
222K