Belgium vs Cuba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Belgium Cuba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1618
$1227
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3781
$2775
🏠 One person rent
$857
$639
🏘️ Family rent
$1369
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$548
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.7
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2756
$55.1
💸 GDP per capita
$53475
$9500
😃 Human freedom index
8.33
5.2
❤️ Life expectancy
81.7
78.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
73
42
🌐 English speaking %
59%
6%
🎓 Higher education
97
58
😀 Quality of life
88
32
🏙️ Population
11.6M
11M

The average cost of living in Belgium ($1618) is 32% more expensive than in Cuba ($1227). Belgium ranked 25th vs 51st for Cuba in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Belgium compared to 0 months in Cuba. Ranked 18th and 140th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Belgium vs Cuba

We calculate prices for Belgium and Cuba as a population-weighted mean of 91 and 25 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.

Belgium Cuba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$9.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.1
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.59
$3.02
 Cappuccino
$3.68
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3
$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1307
$955
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1060
$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$60.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.9
$96.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
8.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4140
$381
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3333
$332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.83
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$9.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.65
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.61
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.09
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11
$13.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$8.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$3.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$3.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.1
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$3.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.5
$27.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.6
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$613
$79.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16544
$12665

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In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1762
529K
Ghent
$1645
265K
Brussels
$1958
196K
Liege
$1505
195K
Charleroi
$1450
202K
Schaerbeek
$1752
133K
Anderlecht
$1734
121K
Mouscron
$1497
58.2K
Bruges
$1471
119K
Leuven
$1761
101K
Mons
$1446
95.3K
Namur
$1441
114K
Aalst
$1779
88.9K
Ostend
$1425
71.6K
La Louviere
$1586
81K
Tournai
$1647
69.6K
Kortrijk
$1423
77.7K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
39.8K
Mechelen
$1619
86.9K
Hasselt
$1517
77.7K
Sint-Niklaas
$1592
80.2K
Seraing
$1501
64.3K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
57.7K
Vilvoorde
$1675
44K
Forest
$1712
56.6K
Dendermonde
$1592
45.7K
Roeselare
$1378
64.5K
Genk
$1525
66.1K
Verviers
$1252
55.2K
Saint-Gilles
$1633
49.7K

In Cuba

City Cost of living Population
Havana
$1024
2.49M
Santiago de Cuba
$1416
445K
Holguin
$1280
350K
Camaguey
$1525
322K
Santa Clara
$1053
247K
Bayamo
$1166
235K
Guantanamo
$1558
228K
Las Tunas
$1556
202K
Pinar del Rio
$1096
189K
Cienfuegos
$878
165K
Matanzas
$1203
152K
Manzanillo
$2760
151K
Ciego de Avila
$1260
143K
Sancti Spiritus
$1210
139K
Palma Soriano
$1273
120K
Cardenas
$1182
86.7K
Moa
$1824
73.1K
Florida
$1405
71.7K
Placetas
$1103
71.2K
Colon
$1108
68K
Guines
$1113
66.9K
Artemisa
$1076
59.1K
Moron
$1260
59.4K
Yara
$2117
59.4K
Sagua La Grande
$1110
43K