Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.8 times more expensive than Havana.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Havana, you would:
pay 82.6% more for restaurants
Havana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
CUC5.00
|
$17.10
€15.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
CUC6.50
|
$9.80
€9.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
CUC2.20
|
$2.19
€2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
CUC1.25
|
$1.73
€1.59
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
Havana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
CUC0.82
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
CUC2.98
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.19
CUC11.19
|
$4.97
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
CUC2.60
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
CUC2.42
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CUC0.57
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CUC1.50
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
CUC0.65
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CUC0.95
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
CUC1.29
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Havana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
CUC4.71
|
$7.23
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
$118.73
€109.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$72,500.00
CUC72,500.00
|
$36,966.92
€33,978.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.24
CUC13.24
|
$18.66
€17.15
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Havana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$263.33
CUC263.33
|
$49.22
€45.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.87
CUC363.87
|
$1,390.35
€1,277.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.03
CUC378.03
|
$1,168.86
€1,074.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.68
CUC28.68
|
$162.61
€149.46
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Havana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.67
CUC115.67
|
$1,101.52
€1,012.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
$7,468.96
€6,865.09
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Havana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
$6.02
€5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.28
CUC1.28
|
$3.78
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CUC3.50
|
$16.48
€15.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.33
CUC40.33
|
$58.33
€53.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$12.21
€11.23
|
|
pay 42.0% more for clothing
Havana
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.75
CUC39.75
|
$84.67
€77.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.67
CUC33.67
|
$40.37
€37.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.25
CUC76.25
|
$91.93
€84.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.47
CUC79.47
|
$90.97
€83.61
|
|
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