Cost of living comparison

Iran

compared to

Cuba

Cuba vs. Iran Cost of Living Summary

Cuba is 65.6% more expensive than Iran overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.6% more in Cuba
Groceries: pay 3.4 times more in Cuba
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Cuba
Housing: pay 21.5% more in Cuba
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Cuba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% more in Cuba
Clothing: pay 1.9% more in Cuba

The cost of groceries, childcare, transportation, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Cuba are more expensive than in Iran. Notably, groceries, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Cuba.

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Cuba vs. Iran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.6% more for restaurants

	Iran	Cuba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.73 IRR5M	$3.71 CUC3.71	-0.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.95 IRR5M	$5.00 CUC5.00	+26.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 IRR728K	$1.70 CUC1.70	+221.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 IRR1M	$1.00 CUC1.00	-1.1%
Average			+21.6%

Iran vs. Cuba - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.4 times more for groceries

	Iran	Cuba
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 IRR617K	$1.49 CUC1.49	+232.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.73 IRR2M	$2.22 CUC2.22	+28.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.48 IRR3M	$14.20 CUC14.20	+473.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 IRR2M	$3.71 CUC3.71	+220.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.29 IRR2M	$2.07 CUC2.07	+60.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.42 IRR580K	$2.75 CUC2.75	+550.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 IRR934K	$0.48 CUC0.48	-28.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.39 IRR530K	$1.79 CUC1.79	+363.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR357K	$1.04 CUC1.04	+302.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 IRR314K	$1.73 CUC1.73	+656.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 IRR291K	$1.85 CUC1.85	+773.4%
Average			+240.7%

Iran vs. Cuba - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Iran	Cuba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.09 IRR1M	$4.83 CUC4.83	+344.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.74 IRR13M	$22.50 CUC22.50	+131.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$59,259.42 IRR81B	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	+1.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.98 IRR4M	$6.20 CUC6.20	+108.2%
Average			+124.5%

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pay 21.5% more for housing

	Iran	Cuba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.43 IRR14M	$90.21 CUC90.21	+764.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$307.16 IRR422M	$254.03 CUC254.03	-17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$226.04 IRR311M	$214.40 CUC214.40	-5.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.64 IRR15M	$36.20 CUC36.20	+240.2%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Iran	Cuba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.80 IRR108M	$112.00 CUC112.00	+42.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,441.79 IRR2B	$7,000.00 CUC7,000.00	+385.5%
Average			+162.7%

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pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Iran	Cuba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.82 IRR1M	$1.60 CUC1.60	+95.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.17 IRR2M	$1.11 CUC1.11	-5.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.02 IRR3M	$2.00 CUC2.00	-1.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.00 IRR23M	$19.00 CUC19.00	+11.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.52 IRR2M	$0.85 CUC0.85	-43.9%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 1.9% more for clothing

	Iran	Cuba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.86 IRR36M	$37.00 CUC37.00	+43.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.80 IRR40M	$37.00 CUC37.00	+28.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.33 IRR141M	$68.67 CUC68.67	-32.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.05 IRR88M	$56.00 CUC56.00	-12.6%
Average			+1.9%

Iran vs. Cuba - Cost of clothing

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