Cost of living comparison
Puerto Rico is 93.0% more expensive than Cuba.
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Cuba, you would:
pay 44.3% more for restaurants
|
Cuba
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
CUC5.36
|
$14.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
$8.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
CUC2.08
|
$1.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
CUC1.11
|
$1.33
|
|
pay 81.4% more for groceries
|
Cuba
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
CUC1.05
|
$3.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.99
CUC2.99
|
$4.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.27
CUC11.27
|
$7.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.48
CUC2.48
|
$4.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
CUC2.34
|
$3.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
$2.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
CUC0.41
|
$1.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
CUC0.98
|
$1.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CUC0.58
|
$2.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
CUC0.68
|
$1.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.91
CUC1.91
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 30.3% more for transportation
|
Cuba
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
CUC4.81
|
$3.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.25
CUC21.25
|
$47.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$71,250.00
CUC71,250.00
|
$31,636.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.62
CUC11.62
|
$20.22
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Cuba
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$241.67
CUC241.67
|
$64.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$331.94
CUC331.94
|
$739.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$589.02
CUC589.02
|
$471.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.63
CUC29.63
|
$193.31
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Cuba
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$102.83
CUC102.83
|
$392.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,083.33
CUC15,083.33
|
$7,636.36
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cuba
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.13
CUC3.13
|
$2.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
CUC1.14
|
$3.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
CUC3.60
|
$10.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
CUC40.17
|
$33.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$8.47
|
|
pay 15.4% more for clothing
|
Cuba
|
Puerto Rico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.88
CUC39.88
|
$42.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CUC31.83
|
$41.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.62
CUC75.62
|
$80.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.24
CUC82.24
|
$96.18
|
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