Cuba vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2681
$1668
🏠 One person rent
$639
$321
🏘️ Family rent
$823
$560
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$54.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$335
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$4717
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
5.29
❤️ Life expectancy
78.1
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
41
🌐 English speaking %
6%
16%
🎓 Higher education
55
57
😀 Quality of life
47
49
🏙️ Population
11M
101M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1255) is 93% more expensive than in Vietnam ($650). Cuba ranked 59th vs 163rd for Vietnam 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 0.5 months in Vietnam. Ranked 108th and 101st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Vietnam

We calculate prices for Cuba and Vietnam as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 38 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 Vietnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.9
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.3
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$1.03
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$540
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$849
$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.1
$72
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69
$9.21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.84%
8.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$359
$3202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$357
$1757
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.3
$8.66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$5.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.67
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.5
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.83
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.97
$1.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.1
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.72
$3.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.7
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.6
$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10513
$13069

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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 Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$762
14M
Hanoi
$702
8.72M
Da Nang
$660
2.82M
Haiphong
$571
2.12M
Can Tho
$456
3.21M
Bien Hoa
$419
1.1M
Hai Duong
$587
507K
Bac Ninh
$597
520K
Hue
$380
653K
Vinh
$590
490K
Thanh Hoa
$601
393K
Ha Tinh
$567
380K
Vung Tau
$525
357K
Nam Dinh
$602
352K
Nha Trang
$541
392K
Thai Nguyen
$476
340K
Thu Dau Mot
$540
322K
Buon Ma Thuot
$535
340K
Thai Binh
$587
268K
Viet Tri
$590
278K
Ha Long
$585
270K
Qui Nhon
$519
311K
Ca Mau
$526
315K
Phan Thiet
$500
205K
Da Lat
$572
204K
Long Xuyen
$514
279K
Dong Hoi
$496
160K
Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
196K
Rach Gia
$535
251K
Cam Pha
$577
156K