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Cuba vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Cuba is 48.6% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.6% more in Cuba
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Cuba
Transportation: pay 85.8% more in Cuba
Housing: pay 71.4% more in Cuba
Childcare: pay 61.4% more in Cuba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.5% less in Cuba
Clothing: pay 23.2% less in Cuba

The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, childcare, and restaurants in Cuba are more expensive than in Georgia. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Cuba. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive in Cuba.

Cuba vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cuba instead of Georgia, you would:

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pay 55.6% more for restaurants

	Georgia	Cuba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.63 GEL26.00	$4.40 CUC4.40	-54.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.59 GEL23.20	$5.00 CUC5.00	-41.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 GEL2.19	$2.08 CUC2.08	+155.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 GEL1.28	$1.25 CUC1.25	+162.7%
Average			+55.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Georgia	Cuba
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 GEL1.47	$1.22 CUC1.22	+123.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 GEL9.70	$2.89 CUC2.89	-19.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.97 GEL18.83	$10.68 CUC10.68	+53.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 GEL6.37	$4.15 CUC4.15	+75.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.31 GEL6.23	$2.49 CUC2.49	+8.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 GEL1.39	$2.27 CUC2.27	+342.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 GEL1.87	$0.59 CUC0.59	-14.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 GEL1.83	$1.36 CUC1.36	+100.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL2.04	$1.00 CUC1.00	+32.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 GEL0.85	$0.95 CUC0.95	+203.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 GEL0.78	$1.17 CUC1.17	+303.2%
Average			+109.7%

Georgia vs. Cuba - Cost of groceries

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pay 85.8% more for transportation

	Georgia	Cuba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 GEL11.56	$4.77 CUC4.77	+11.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 GEL32.90	$25.00 CUC25.00	+105.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	+224.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.44 GEL17.40	$6.60 CUC6.60	+2.4%
Average			+85.8%

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pay 71.4% more for housing

	Georgia	Cuba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.72 GEL42.43	$75.00 CUC75.00	+377.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$442.75 GEL1,195.43	$251.37 CUC251.37	-43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.10 GEL845.36	$322.73 CUC322.73	+3.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.90 GEL150.93	$27.15 CUC27.15	-51.4%
Average			+71.4%

Georgia vs. Cuba - Cost of housing

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pay 61.4% more for childcare

	Georgia	Cuba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$197.25 GEL532.57	$112.00 CUC112.00	-43.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,197.12 GEL8,632.22	$8,500.00 CUC8,500.00	+165.9%
Average			+61.4%

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pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Cuba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 GEL4.50	$2.00 CUC2.00	+20.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.49 GEL6.73	$1.01 CUC1.01	-59.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 GEL8.04	$4.00 CUC4.00	+34.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.86 GEL121.13	$37.75 CUC37.75	-15.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.33 GEL14.40	$1.00 CUC1.00	-81.2%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 23.2% less for clothing

	Georgia	Cuba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.76 GEL174.86	$34.75 CUC34.75	-46.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.85 GEL110.30	$37.75 CUC37.75	-7.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.01 GEL270.02	$75.00 CUC75.00	-25.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.77 GEL250.47	$80.00 CUC80.00	-13.8%
Average			-23.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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