Cuba vs Germany - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cuba Germany
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1227
$1671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2775
$4073
🏠 One person rent
$639
$885
🏘️ Family rent
$974
$1657
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$526
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.1
$3122
💸 GDP per capita
$9500
$52746
😃 Human freedom index
5.2
8.37
❤️ Life expectancy
78.2
80.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
78
🌐 English speaking %
6%
56.3%
🎓 Higher education
58
94
😀 Quality of life
32
92
🏙️ Population
11M
84.4M

The average cost of living in Cuba ($1227) is 27% less expensive than in Germany ($1671). Cuba ranked 51st vs 24th for Germany 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 1.9 months in Germany. Ranked 140th and 12th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Cuba vs Germany

We calculate prices for Cuba and Germany as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 662 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 Germany
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.87
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.5
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$4.61
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$1634
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$782
$1270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$265
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.8
$48.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.59%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$381
$5713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$332
$4322
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$3.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.55
$25.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.65
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.32
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$5
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.4
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.17
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.43
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.9
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.75
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$66.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.6
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.7
$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12665
$12525

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2104
3.76M
Hamburg City
$2022
1.89M
Munich
$2332
1.51M
Cologne
$1851
1.08M
Frankfurt
$2102
773K
Dusseldorf
$1861
629K
Stuttgart
$2063
633K
Bremen City
$1799
569K
Dortmund
$1523
593K
Nuremberg
$1784
523K
Essen
$1525
585K
Dresden
$1462
563K
Leipzig
$1449
616K
Hanover
$1828
545K
Wuppertal
$1206
359K
Mannheim
$1679
316K
Bielefeld
$1481
338K
Bochum
$1618
366K
Duisburg
$1425
502K
Munster
$1809
321K
Bonn
$1765
336K
Wiesbaden
$1953
283K
Augsburg
$1714
301K
Braunschweig
$1456
252K
Karlsruhe
$1782
309K
Aachen
$1569
252K
Halle
$1320
242K
Chemnitz
$1228
249K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1320
236K
Monchengladbach
$1563
268K