Cost of living comparison

 Fiji
compared to
 Cuba
Cuba vs. Fiji Cost of Living Summary

Cuba is 37.8% more expensive than Fiji overall.

Restaurants
pay 30.6% more in Cuba
Groceries
pay 36.0% more in Cuba
Transportation
pay 54.0% more in Cuba
Housing
pay 2.4 times more in Cuba
Childcare
pay 0.4% more in Cuba
Entertainment and Sports
pay 31.3% less in Cuba
Clothing
pay 30.9% more in Cuba

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and childcare in Cuba are more expensive than in Fiji. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Cuba.

Cuba vs. Fiji Cost Breakdown

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

pay 30.6% more for restaurants

 
Fiji
Cuba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.47
FJD10.27
$5.06
CUC5.06
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.32
FJD16.82
$7.75
CUC7.75
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.28
FJD2.95
$2.08
CUC2.08

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pay 36.0% more for groceries

 
Fiji
Cuba
Bread
1 loaf
$0.59
FJD1.35
$1.17
CUC1.17
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.99
FJD11.48
$2.75
CUC2.75
Milk (1 gallon) $4.82
FJD11.08
$11.92
CUC11.92

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pay 54.0% more for transportation

 
Fiji
Cuba
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.92
FJD11.32
$4.81
CUC4.81
Monthly public transit pass $29.99
FJD68.94
$22.50
CUC22.50
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,444.40
FJD60,793.02
$65,000.00
CUC65,000.00

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

 
Fiji
Cuba
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.46
FJD53.92
$147.50
CUC147.50
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $573.38
FJD1,318.14
$381.94
CUC381.94
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $260.63
FJD599.15
$544.70
CUC544.70

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pay 0.4% more for childcare

 
Fiji
Cuba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $180.39
FJD414.70
$101.00
CUC101.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,637.89
FJD19,857.65
$12,500.00
CUC12,500.00

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pay 31.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Fiji
Cuba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.68
FJD6.16
$2.88
CUC2.88
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.03
FJD6.96
$1.10
CUC1.10
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.07
FJD20.85
$3.85
CUC3.85

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pay 30.9% more for clothing

 
Fiji
Cuba
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$24.28
FJD55.81
$39.88
CUC39.88
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$29.93
FJD68.82
$31.83
CUC31.83
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$62.95
FJD144.71
$75.62
CUC75.62

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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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