Cost of living comparison
Cuba is 0.6% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Cuba instead of Finland, you would:
pay 35.9% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Cuba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.50
|
$5.06
CUC5.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.94
|
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.45
|
$2.08
CUC2.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
$1.23
CUC1.23
|
|
pay 23.2% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Cuba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.18
|
$1.17
CUC1.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.52
|
$2.75
CUC2.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.07
|
$11.92
CUC11.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.87
|
$2.97
CUC2.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.13
|
$2.32
CUC2.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$0.44
CUC0.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$0.79
CUC0.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.59
|
$0.64
CUC0.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.54
|
$0.86
CUC0.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$1.91
CUC1.91
|
|
pay 12.1% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.28
|
$4.81
CUC4.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€57.62
|
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,280.31
|
$65,000.00
CUC65,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.48
|
$8.60
CUC8.60
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Finland
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.18
|
$147.50
CUC147.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€699.38
|
$381.94
CUC381.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€575.85
|
$544.70
CUC544.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€92.27
|
$29.63
CUC29.63
|
|
pay 10.8% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€277.49
|
$101.00
CUC101.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,278.11
|
$12,500.00
CUC12,500.00
|
|
pay 59.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.94
|
$2.88
CUC2.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.01
|
$1.10
CUC1.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€10.04
|
$3.85
CUC3.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.74
|
$40.17
CUC40.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.85
|
$0.93
CUC0.93
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Cuba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€71.56
|
$39.88
CUC39.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.69
|
$31.83
CUC31.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€78.17
|
$75.62
CUC75.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€103.37
|
$84.17
CUC84.17
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