Cost of living comparison

Tunisia

compared to

Cuba

Cuba vs. Tunisia Cost of Living Summary

Cuba is 2.6 times more expensive than Tunisia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Cuba
Groceries: pay 3.3 times more in Cuba
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Cuba
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Cuba
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Cuba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.4% more in Cuba
Clothing: pay 4.3% less in Cuba

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Cuba are more expensive than in Tunisia. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Cuba.

Cuba vs. Tunisia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Tunisia	Cuba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.13 TND9.730	$5.06 CUC5.06	+61.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.25 TND13.200	$7.75 CUC7.75	+82.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 TND1.950	$2.08 CUC2.08	+231.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 TND0.850	$1.23 CUC1.23	+350.8%
Average			+181.6%

Tunisia vs. Cuba - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.3 times more for groceries

	Tunisia	Cuba
Bread 1 loaf	$0.16 TND0.500	$1.17 CUC1.17	+627.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.92 TND15.310	$2.75 CUC2.75	-44.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.78 TND5.540	$11.92 CUC11.92	+568.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.46 TND4.550	$2.97 CUC2.97	+103.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 TND7.350	$2.32 CUC2.32	-1.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 TND2.390	$2.27 CUC2.27	+195.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.33 TND4.140	$0.44 CUC0.44	-66.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 TND1.500	$0.79 CUC0.79	+63.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TND0.930	$0.64 CUC0.64	+113.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 TND0.850	$0.86 CUC0.86	+215.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TND0.710	$1.91 CUC1.91	+733.1%
Average			+227.9%

Tunisia vs. Cuba - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Tunisia	Cuba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.00 TND9.310	$4.81 CUC4.81	+60.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.30 TND28.930	$22.50 CUC22.50	+141.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,666.41 TND110,897.860	$65,000.00 CUC65,000.00	+82.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.64 TND8.210	$8.60 CUC8.60	+225.9%
Average			+127.6%

Tunisia vs. Cuba - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Tunisia	Cuba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.29 TND53.760	$147.50 CUC147.50	+753.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$193.39 TND601.300	$381.94 CUC381.94	+97.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$130.14 TND404.650	$544.70 CUC544.70	+318.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.79 TND101.970	$29.63 CUC29.63	-9.6%
Average			+289.9%

Tunisia vs. Cuba - Cost of housing

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Tunisia	Cuba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.96 TND245.510	$101.00 CUC101.00	+27.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,865.54 TND5,800.540	$12,500.00 CUC12,500.00	+570.0%
Average			+298.9%

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pay 27.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Tunisia	Cuba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 TND4.260	$2.88 CUC2.88	+109.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.81 TND2.520	$1.10 CUC1.10	+36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.22 TND10.010	$3.85 CUC3.85	+19.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.05 TND84.090	$40.17 CUC40.17	+48.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 TND12.690	$0.93 CUC0.93	-77.3%
Average			+27.4%

Tunisia vs. Cuba - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.3% less for clothing

	Tunisia	Cuba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.55 TND113.630	$39.88 CUC39.88	+9.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.85 TND158.100	$31.83 CUC31.83	-37.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.17 TND280.350	$75.62 CUC75.62	-16.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.30 TND206.140	$84.17 CUC84.17	+27.0%
Average			-4.3%

Tunisia vs. Cuba - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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