Cost of living comparison

Cuba

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Cuba Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 2.3 times more expensive than Cuba overall.

Restaurants: pay 60.5% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 54.0% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 70.9% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 89.1% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8 times more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 40.1% more in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. Cuba Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Cuba, you would:

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pay 60.5% more for restaurants

	Cuba	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.06 CUC5.06	$13.47 NZ$22.79	+166.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.75 CUC7.75	$8.81 NZ$14.90	+13.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CUC2.08	$2.16 NZ$3.66	+4.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 CUC1.23	$1.94 NZ$3.29	+57.9%
Average			+60.5%

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pay 54.0% more for groceries

	Cuba	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 CUC1.17	$1.86 NZ$3.16	+59.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.75 CUC2.75	$3.77 NZ$6.38	+37.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.92 CUC11.92	$6.55 NZ$11.07	-45.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.97 CUC2.97	$5.92 NZ$10.02	+99.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.32 CUC2.32	$4.25 NZ$7.19	+82.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 CUC2.27	$1.15 NZ$1.94	-49.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 CUC0.44	$1.04 NZ$1.76	+134.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 CUC0.79	$1.31 NZ$2.21	+66.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 CUC0.64	$2.31 NZ$3.91	+260.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 CUC0.86	$0.90 NZ$1.52	+4.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.91 CUC1.91	$0.83 NZ$1.41	-56.4%
Average			+54.0%

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pay 70.9% more for transportation

	Cuba	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 CUC4.81	$6.26 NZ$10.59	+30.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.50 CUC22.50	$69.15 NZ$116.99	+207.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$65,000.00 CUC65,000.00	$24,735.85 NZ$41,847.17	-61.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.60 CUC8.60	$17.90 NZ$30.28	+108.1%
Average			+70.9%

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pay 89.1% more for housing

	Cuba	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$147.50 CUC147.50	$51.16 NZ$86.54	-65.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$381.94 CUC381.94	$1,007.66 NZ$1,704.73	+163.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.70 CUC544.70	$809.64 NZ$1,369.71	+48.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.63 CUC29.63	$91.68 NZ$155.09	+209.4%
Average			+89.1%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Cuba	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$101.00 CUC101.00	$611.89 NZ$1,035.17	+505.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,500.00 CUC12,500.00	$10,661.07 NZ$18,035.99	-14.7%
Average			+245.6%

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pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cuba	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CUC2.88	$6.10 NZ$10.31	+111.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.10 CUC1.10	$3.30 NZ$5.59	+198.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.85 CUC3.85	$22.88 NZ$38.70	+493.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.17 CUC40.17	$38.53 NZ$65.18	-4.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$0.93 CUC0.93	$10.92 NZ$18.47	+1080.2%
Average			+376.1%

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pay 40.1% more for clothing

	Cuba	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.88 CUC39.88	$65.31 NZ$110.48	+63.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.83 CUC31.83	$40.78 NZ$69.00	+28.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.62 CUC75.62	$93.71 NZ$158.54	+23.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.17 CUC84.17	$121.74 NZ$205.96	+44.6%
Average			+40.1%

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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: May 2025

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