Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 7.0 times more expensive than Havana.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Havana, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Havana
|
Monaco
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
CUC9.00
|
$27.49
€25.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
CUC7.00
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CUC2.78
|
$5.17
€4.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
CUC2.34
|
$6.10
€5.66
|
|
pay 69.3% more for groceries
Havana
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
CUC1.15
|
$4.12
€3.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.43
CUC2.43
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.01
CUC13.01
|
$7.28
€6.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
CUC2.11
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.75
CUC2.75
|
$4.99
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.54
CUC2.54
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
CUC0.54
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
CUC0.55
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
CUC0.85
|
$1.75
€1.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
CUC0.83
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
CUC1.00
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 68.5% more for transportation
Havana
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
CUC4.46
|
$7.63
€7.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
$39.58
€36.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
CUC80,000.00
|
$21,988.99
€20,400.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.10
CUC6.10
|
$18.25
€16.93
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for housing
Havana
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.00
CUC165.00
|
$77.33
€71.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$596.67
CUC596.67
|
$5,728.44
€5,314.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.50
CUC222.50
|
$3,664.83
€3,400.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
CUC30.59
|
$146.95
€136.33
|
|
pay 21.0 times more for childcare
Havana
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.67
CUC86.67
|
$3,518.24
€3,264.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,166.67
CUC15,166.67
|
$21,988.99
€20,400.29
|
|
pay 11.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Havana
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
CUC2.50
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
CUC2.07
|
$4.74
€4.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CUC3.50
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.67
CUC16.67
|
$659.67
€612.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.25
CUC1.25
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Havana
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.50
CUC55.50
|
$132.67
€123.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.33
CUC44.33
|
$34.08
€31.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.17
CUC79.17
|
$153.65
€142.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.00
CUC78.00
|
$523.34
€485.53
|
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