Cost of living comparison
Cuba is 70.1% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Cuba instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 77.3% more for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
COP18,319.88
|
$5.06
CUC5.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
COP28,866.03
|
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
COP3,420.47
|
$2.08
CUC2.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,596.14
|
$1.23
CUC1.23
|
|
pay 78.5% more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
COP5,544.20
|
$1.17
CUC1.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.16
COP9,436.58
|
$2.75
CUC2.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
COP16,920.17
|
$11.92
CUC11.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
COP8,810.66
|
$2.97
CUC2.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
COP9,542.92
|
$2.32
CUC2.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
COP4,671.58
|
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,982.92
|
$0.44
CUC0.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,405.97
|
$0.79
CUC0.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP1,994.35
|
$0.64
CUC0.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP2,181.99
|
$0.86
CUC0.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,974.68
|
$1.91
CUC1.91
|
|
pay 63.1% more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
COP13,315.06
|
$4.81
CUC4.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.31
COP149,578.92
|
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,642.99
COP76,918,269.57
|
$65,000.00
CUC65,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.10
COP61,463.60
|
$8.60
CUC8.60
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Colombia
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.88
COP99,735.22
|
$147.50
CUC147.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$272.41
COP1,187,640.16
|
$381.94
CUC381.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.87
COP1,028,326.59
|
$544.70
CUC544.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.40
COP289,496.72
|
$29.63
CUC29.63
|
|
pay 69.7% more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.65
COP831,197.30
|
$101.00
CUC101.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,364.51
COP19,028,002.64
|
$12,500.00
CUC12,500.00
|
|
pay 43.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,030.61
|
$2.88
CUC2.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
COP6,122.11
|
$1.10
CUC1.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
COP9,123.34
|
$3.85
CUC3.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.45
COP97,895.54
|
$40.17
CUC40.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.65
COP15,929.76
|
$0.93
CUC0.93
|
|
pay 6.4% less for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.02
COP226,793.29
|
$39.88
CUC39.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.22
COP166,649.09
|
$31.83
CUC31.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.60
COP355,773.16
|
$75.62
CUC75.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.09
COP301,195.02
|
$84.17
CUC84.17
|
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