Cost of living comparison
Cuba is 2.2 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Cuba instead of Syria, you would:
pay 94.7% more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
$5.06
CUC5.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$2.08
CUC2.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$1.23
CUC1.23
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$1.17
CUC1.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$2.75
CUC2.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$11.92
CUC11.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$2.97
CUC2.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$2.32
CUC2.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$0.44
CUC0.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$0.79
CUC0.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$0.64
CUC0.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$0.86
CUC0.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$1.91
CUC1.91
|
|
pay 65.7% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$4.81
CUC4.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
$65,000.00
CUC65,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$8.60
CUC8.60
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Syria
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$147.50
CUC147.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
$381.94
CUC381.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
$544.70
CUC544.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$29.63
CUC29.63
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$101.00
CUC101.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$12,500.00
CUC12,500.00
|
|
pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$2.88
CUC2.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$1.10
CUC1.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$3.85
CUC3.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$40.17
CUC40.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$0.93
CUC0.93
|
|
pay 29.8% more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$39.88
CUC39.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$31.83
CUC31.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$75.62
CUC75.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$84.17
CUC84.17
|
|
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