Cuba vs Zambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Zambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1188
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2772
$2124
🏠 One person rent
$589
$374
🏘️ Family rent
$949
$934
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.4
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$53.8
$241
💸 GDP per capita
$9605
$1331
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
6.66
❤️ Life expectancy
78.2
61.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
39
🌐 English speaking %
6%
16%
🎓 Higher education
57
49
😀 Quality of life
32
27
🏙️ Population
11M
19.6M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1188) is 57% more expensive than in Zambia ($757). Cuba ranked 56th vs 130th for Zambia 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 0.3 months in Zambia. Ranked 142nd and 152nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Zambia

We calculate prices for Cuba and Zambia 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 Zambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.93
$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.33
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$0.92
 Cappuccino
$2.31
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.24
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$572
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$784
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$53.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.9
$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.05%
21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$378
$1978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$327
$6923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$5.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5.24
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$6.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.68
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.06
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.26
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.73
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.8
$22.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.7
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11260
$9539

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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 Zambia

City Cost of living Population
Lusaka
$738
2.47M
Kitwe
$917
625K
Ndola
$541
528K
Livingstone
$688
177K
Chingola
$875
255K
Mufulira
$1018
182K
Kasama
$748
158K
Choma
$700
51.8K
Kapiri Mposhi
$687
65.2K
Mansa
$776
45.5K