Cost of living comparison
Cuba is 0.1% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Cuba instead of Spain, you would:
pay 26.0% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Cuba
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€13.20
|
$5.06
CUC5.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.78
|
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.03
|
$2.08
CUC2.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$1.23
CUC1.23
|
|
pay 25.9% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.24
|
$1.17
CUC1.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.06
|
$2.75
CUC2.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.96
|
$11.92
CUC11.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.53
|
$2.97
CUC2.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.20
|
$2.32
CUC2.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$0.44
CUC0.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.79
CUC0.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.08
|
$0.64
CUC0.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.86
CUC0.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$1.91
CUC1.91
|
|
pay 1.7% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.08
|
$4.81
CUC4.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€32.62
|
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€32,035.74
|
$65,000.00
CUC65,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.87
|
$8.60
CUC8.60
|
|
pay 53.5% more for housing
|
Spain
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.35
|
$147.50
CUC147.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€830.66
|
$381.94
CUC381.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€659.05
|
$544.70
CUC544.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€99.00
|
$29.63
CUC29.63
|
|
pay 1.9% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€367.52
|
$101.00
CUC101.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€7,000.77
|
$12,500.00
CUC12,500.00
|
|
pay 34.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.71
|
$2.88
CUC2.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.88
|
$1.10
CUC1.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.39
|
$3.85
CUC3.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€40.82
|
$40.17
CUC40.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.22
|
$0.93
CUC0.93
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
|
Spain
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€72.26
|
$39.88
CUC39.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.58
|
$31.83
CUC31.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€74.23
|
$75.62
CUC75.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€87.02
|
$84.17
CUC84.17
|
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