Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 3.8 times more expensive than Havana.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Havana, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Havana
|
Amsterdam
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
CUC5.00
|
$21.77
€20.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
CUC6.50
|
$13.06
€12.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
CUC2.20
|
$3.31
€3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
CUC1.25
|
$2.81
€2.58
|
|
pay 46.7% more for groceries
Havana
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
CUC0.82
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
CUC2.98
|
$6.59
€6.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.19
CUC11.19
|
$5.10
€4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
CUC2.60
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
CUC2.42
|
$5.95
€5.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CUC0.57
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CUC1.50
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
CUC0.65
|
$1.55
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CUC0.95
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
CUC1.29
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Havana
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
CUC4.71
|
$8.18
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
$88.71
€81.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$72,500.00
CUC72,500.00
|
$32,110.45
€29,514.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.24
CUC13.24
|
$25.25
€23.21
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Havana
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$263.33
CUC263.33
|
$50.09
€46.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.87
CUC363.87
|
$2,059.29
€1,892.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.03
CUC378.03
|
$1,685.95
€1,549.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.68
CUC28.68
|
$203.74
€187.27
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for childcare
Havana
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.67
CUC115.67
|
$2,119.81
€1,948.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
$11,765.02
€10,813.82
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Havana
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
$7.08
€6.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.28
CUC1.28
|
$4.28
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CUC3.50
|
$10.34
€9.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.33
CUC40.33
|
$62.30
€57.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
|
pay 46.6% more for clothing
Havana
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.75
CUC39.75
|
$89.06
€81.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.67
CUC33.67
|
$33.70
€30.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.25
CUC76.25
|
$94.07
€86.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.47
CUC79.47
|
$110.42
€101.49
|
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