Cost of living comparison
Cuba is 39.7% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Cuba instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
$5.06
CUC5.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
$2.08
CUC2.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
$1.23
CUC1.23
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
$1.17
CUC1.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
$2.75
CUC2.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
$11.92
CUC11.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
$2.97
CUC2.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
$2.32
CUC2.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
$0.44
CUC0.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
$0.79
CUC0.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
$0.64
CUC0.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
$0.86
CUC0.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
$1.91
CUC1.91
|
|
pay 9.9% more for transportation
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
$4.81
CUC4.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$65,000.00
CUC65,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$8.60
CUC8.60
|
|
pay 45.8% more for housing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
$147.50
CUC147.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
$381.94
CUC381.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
$544.70
CUC544.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
$29.63
CUC29.63
|
|
pay 6.6% more for childcare
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
$101.00
CUC101.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$12,500.00
CUC12,500.00
|
|
pay 15.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.88
CUC2.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
$1.10
CUC1.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
$3.85
CUC3.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
$40.17
CUC40.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$0.93
CUC0.93
|
|
pay 65.8% more for clothing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Cuba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
$39.88
CUC39.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
$31.83
CUC31.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
$75.62
CUC75.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
$84.17
CUC84.17
|
|
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