Cost of living comparison
Cuba is 19.6% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Cuba instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 79.6% more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
$5.06
CUC5.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
$2.08
CUC2.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
$1.23
CUC1.23
|
|
pay 28.5% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
$1.17
CUC1.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
$2.75
CUC2.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
$11.92
CUC11.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
$2.97
CUC2.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
$2.32
CUC2.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
$0.44
CUC0.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
$0.79
CUC0.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
$0.64
CUC0.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
$0.86
CUC0.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
$1.91
CUC1.91
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
$4.81
CUC4.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
$65,000.00
CUC65,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
$8.60
CUC8.60
|
|
pay 25.5% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
$147.50
CUC147.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
$381.94
CUC381.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
$544.70
CUC544.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
$29.63
CUC29.63
|
|
pay 23.8% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
$101.00
CUC101.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
$12,500.00
CUC12,500.00
|
|
pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
$2.88
CUC2.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
$1.10
CUC1.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
$3.85
CUC3.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
$40.17
CUC40.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
$0.93
CUC0.93
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
$39.88
CUC39.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
$31.83
CUC31.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
$75.62
CUC75.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
$84.17
CUC84.17
|
|
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